Follow these steps to introduce Windows XP visual styles into your Windows application. 1. Create a new Windows Application and add some controls to the default form. 2. For every control you place on the form that has a FlatStyle property, set the property...

You will need to download a patcher/replacement for the UXTHEME.DLL located in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder as Microsoft only allows digitally signed themes. This patch will remove that restriction. You can find it by performing a Google Search. for themes, you can try ThemesXP (known to have adware) or DevianTart or ThemesWorld. Remember to use only .THEME files, not EXEs as those could be malicious.

The most well known site for obtaining Windows XP themes in the past has been ThemeXP.org. The addition of these new servers should help, but if they don't then here is a list of alternative sites where you can find Windows XP themes: If you have any more links to add, or dead links to report, please send the author of this FAQ item an instant message.

If you're running Windows XP SP2, Windows Firewall is already turned on. For more information, see Understanding Windows Firewall.

This is one of the QuickStart Samples that ships with Visual Studion .NET. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

Yes. Windows XP users who want different features in a firewall may use a hardware firewall or a software firewall from another company. For special offers on antivirus and firewall packages, visit our Security software: Downloads and trials page. No. Running multiple software firewalls is unnecessary for typical home computers, home networking, and small-business networking scenarios.

Yes, but not much. Because Windows XP was designed and built before the .NET Framework was complete, it only includes bare-bones .NET functionality. The primary conduit for .NET in XP is Windows Messenger, which is used to expose .NET alert and rendezvous services. XP also includes integration with the .NET Passport service, so that you can optionally auto-logon to Passport when you logon to Windows.

Summary: When attempting to view Microsoft PowerPoint files inside your WebCT course, the file may not open, you may receive error messages, or your WebCT ID and password may be rejected. Solution: There is a known issue in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 that can prevent PowerPoint files from opening properly. The Microsoft website states that this problem occurs "when you link to a PowerPoint presentation by using any form of session-based or cookie-based authentication scheme.

Applications built using version 1.0 will run just fine on version 1.1 of the .NET Framework Redistributable. Although we do recommend you use the most recent version that can be found at the Windows Update site.

The .Net framework is included by default on our Windows 2003 servers and we do have a development server called Web Matrix Server. This offering has the Web Matrix tools that are application and database development tools for people that are doing development on the .Net platform. It also has SQL Express installed, which uses the same engine as MS SQL.

If you have an America Online broadband Internet connection, you can turn on the firewall that's built in to Windows following the steps on the Use an Internet Firewall page. If you have an AOL dial-up Internet connection, it can only be protected by Windows Firewall if you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2. If you are running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier, the firewall does not interfere with the AOL connection.

If you have a CD-RW drive on your computer, Windows XP has an integrated CD burning feature that allows you to burn data files onto recordable CDs. For Wellesley College-owned computers, there is a better CD-burning program called Roxio Easy CD-Creator that you may use. There are 2 types of recordable CDs: CD-R or CD-RW. CD-RWs are CDs that are re-writable, meaning that you may erase the CD at any time and re-use the CD to burn more files onto it.

We have two suggestions with sample projects how you host a WebBrowser control inside a form and display HTML contents and listen to events such as NavigateComplete or BeforeNavigate. Of course there are many other ways to do this. Download htmlviewer...

Yes. Windows XP has Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) which allows sharing of a single internet connection.

Click on the link labeled "Set up or change your Internet connection." The "Internet Properties" window should appear, click on the "Connections" tab. Click the button labeled "Setup..." This starts the connection wizard that steps you through the process of creating your connection icon. Click the "Next" button to continue. In the next screen, select "Connect to the Internet", which should be the default choice.

A complete step-by-step CD walks you through the set-up and configuration of your DSL modem and service. The kit includes all necessary cables and phone filters. Our technicians are available by phone to answer any questions you may have. You also have the option to have a technician install your modem for you for an additional fee. Your DSL modem (router) comes with very detailed instructions for setup including color coded cables and diagrams of exactly how to plug it all in.

In general, if your computer doesn't support java, you need to download the java plug in from java.sun.com . Internet explorer in Windows XP may not be shipped with java installed.

The issues listed here are pertaining to code running in IE in the default Internet Zone. 1) You cannot view Controls inside IE using the 1.0 framework (when running with the permissions in the default Internet Zone). This is however possible with the...

Yes. Windows Vista will include .NET Framework/CLR 2.0 ("Whidbey"), the version that Microsoft intends to first ship with Visual Studio 2005 in November 2005.

No, you should never use any of the theme bitmaps directly, you should always render the theme images using the theme API's. This way if new themes are released in the future your application will work correctly. When rendering your application and there is no theme selected (Null theme handle) your application should use system metric colors to correctly render the various aspects of the application. This is the same technique as used on Windows 2000.

If you have MSN dial-up Internet service, you should upgrade to the most recent version of the dial-up connection software. This version fully supports Windows Firewall in Windows XP for MSN dial-up Internet service users. For more information about upgrading your MSN software or securing your MSN Internet connection, contact MSN support.

For music applications there is no real advantage to having XP Pro. The additional features are more useful for network administrators than for most professional musicians. The S2 comes with Windows Professional for these networking reasons.

The driver is already installed, the user can login with any user rights. All that is required is to enter the password that has been set up for the "EncryptEase" disc. before extracting the data to the hard disc, the PC must have the driver installed. In order to install the driver the user must be logged in with administrator authority.Once the driver is installed, the EncryptEase disc can be used with any user level.

The runtime supports Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, NT4 SP6a and Windows ME/98. Windows 95 is not supported. Some parts of the framework do not work on all platforms - for example, ASP.NET is only supported on XP and Windows 2000/2003. Windows 98/ME cannot be used for development. IIS is not supported on Windows XP Home Edition, and so cannot be used to host ASP.NET. However, the ASP.NET Web Matrix web server does run on XP Home. The .NET Compact Framework is a version of the .

There are two separate mechanisms provided by the .NET class library - XmlSerializer and SoapFormatter/BinaryFormatter. Microsoft uses XmlSerializer for Web Services, and SoapFormatter/BinaryFormatter for remoting. Both are available for use in your own code. It depends. XmlSerializer has severe limitations such as the requirement that the target class has a parameterless constructor, and only public read/write properties and fields can be serialized.

The Microsoft .NET Framework is a component of the Microsoft Windows? operating system used to build and run Windows-based applications. For developers, the .NET Framework makes it easy to rapidly create powerful software that maximizes performance, scalability, opportunities for integration, reliability, security, and the end-user experience, while minimizing the costs of deployment and management. Applications built for the .NET Framework (BodyTrans, for example) require that the .

Really whatever way works best for you. Ex. You can have your users install the .NET Framework before using "ClickOnce" or use management tools like SMS to push out the .NET Framework across your enterprise. To help with deployment, Visual Studio provides...

The Microsoft .NET framework is a framework for software that is developed by Microsoft. Typically in the past, software ran directly off of your operating system. Now, the framework runs on your operating system and and software runs on the framework. The .NET framework should not cause any harm to your computer. We specifically run on the .NET framework v1.1. On the Microsoft Windows Update site you should see the .NET framework as one of the recommended download. You can also download the .