Recent update: 2008-3-21
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KSamir at 2008-3-7
Hi!I am fascinated by the way in which Microsoft plans to change the nature of operating systems radically. Vista promises a better future -- lots of new data exchange solutions, better information organization and an easier GUI. It looks very exciting to me.However, there is still some doubt ...
Ok, I installed vista last night and I can't find any programs from when I had XP. The drive is still full, but I can't see them in program files, help.
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iker at 2008-3-5
Somos un grupo de jóvenes estudiantes de informatica yestamos actualmente probando su producto de futura aparicion, Windows Vista; trabajamoscon la ultima version beta disponible que descargamos desde su servidordisponible para betatesters, llevamos probandolo mas de un mes a fondo, tiempoen el ...
I have been download the iso file of windows vista Rc recently,soon after installing it,I found that it must be activated,it seem as if i do not have the product key,some one do me a favor send me a product key, i know one key can activate 10 computer,I promise it's used only by myself </span>
i'm having a hard time getting my shell extension to load in Vista. The same extension registers and loads fine on XP, but not Vista. Something must have changed. I had a go at building and installing the sample extensions from dino E's shell book ... they failed to register ! Vista is ...
I had to reload XP due to a crash and can't get back into the site to download Vista again.
we can't find telnet in vista. Is this great tool removed in vista?
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KSamir at 2008-2-26
Hi!I am fascinated by the way in which Microsoft plans to change the nature of operating systems radically. Vista promises a better future -- lots of new data exchange solutions, better information organization and an easier GUI. It looks very exciting to me.However, there is still some doubt ...
Hello and welcome to the Data Access, Storage, Search and Organize forum! There's a lot to talk about here and we're waiting to listen to your comments and answer your questions. A lot of folks are down there at PDC so we're expecting these forums to really cut loose once everyone gets back ...
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lbland at 2008-2-24
I am currently having problems DeleteFile (or what i believe to be DeleteFile). If I delete a file, check if the file is deleted with DoesFileExist (it is) then use MoveFile to a file with the same name/location as the that was just deleted, I receive a Error 183, can't move file because a ...
ON the Indexing options control panel I get the following information that never seems to change. It is constantly waiting for status. What is wrong?Searches are veeeeerrry slooooowwwww.Performance Raiting 3:Processor sub rating: 5 (Intel 830D)RAM sub rating: 5.1 (2gb fast SDRAM)Primary HDD: ...
to get past the error code without downloading a bunch of useless hardware, do the following. After you burn the iso to a DVD, go into my computer, right click on the Drive that has the burnt DVD in it, Copy and Paste all files to your hard drive (I made a new folder on the desktop). DO NOT TRY ...
Hey everyone. My name is Scott, and this is my first visit to ths msdn forums so howdy all. My issue is with three processes that, I believe, are acting in a way that they shouldn't be. Here they are:SearchFIlterHost.exeSearchIndexer.exeSearchProtocolHost.exe I looked them up and I believe ...
I find that the download link in Microsoft website now is down because of high demand! So how can i get it ? Help me please!
Hi all,Recently I have downloaded the latest Vista beta 2 build 5472 and its Windows SDK and I noticed the Preview handler (WinUI\PreviewHandler) and Thumbnail (WinUI\Thumbnail\ThumbnailProvider) samples do not work.I also noticed that the Preview handlers (that shipped with Windows Vista OS ...
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shsu at 2008-2-19
In Vista Beta 1 our shell extensions worked but in beta 2 Build 5384 it no longer works. I found some mention of Like all COM objects, Shell extension handlers must implement an IUnknown interface and a class factory. Most must also implement either an IPersistFile or IShellExtInit interface in ...
Hi, I would like to add a visualization plugin to Windows Explorer that enhances the Preview Pane (bottom). What programmatic options do I have? Can I implement a COM object that can be queried for rendering the preview pane for all folders? Thanks, Ram Shriram
Hi,This is my first posting to the MSDN forums, though I've been an MSDN member and Windows developer since the Windows 3.1 days.I'm hoping that someone can help me with the problem I'm having trying to get an IFilter to load under Windows Vista Beta 2. I've tried both my own filter (that ...
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RLW78 at 2008-2-16
Why won't my 200 gb hard drive work with windows vista?
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shsu at 2008-2-15
In Vista Beta 1 our shell extensions worked but in beta 2 Build 5384 it no longer works. I found some mention of Like all COM objects, Shell extension handlers must implement an IUnknown interface and a class factory. Most must also implement either an IPersistFile or IShellExtInit interface in ...
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KSamir at 2008-2-15
Hi!I am fascinated by the way in which Microsoft plans to change the nature of operating systems radically. Vista promises a better future -- lots of new data exchange solutions, better information organization and an easier GUI. It looks very exciting to me.However, there is still some doubt ...
we can't find telnet in vista. Is this great tool removed in vista?
I find that the download link in Microsoft website now is down because of high demand! So how can i get it ? Help me please!
to get past the error code without downloading a bunch of useless hardware, do the following. After you burn the iso to a DVD, go into my computer, right click on the Drive that has the burnt DVD in it, Copy and Paste all files to your hard drive (I made a new folder on the desktop). DO NOT TRY ...
ON the Indexing options control panel I get the following information that never seems to change. It is constantly waiting for status. What is wrong?Searches are veeeeerrry slooooowwwww.Performance Raiting 3:Processor sub rating: 5 (Intel 830D)RAM sub rating: 5.1 (2gb fast SDRAM)Primary HDD: ...
Hello and welcome to the Data Access, Storage, Search and Organize forum! There's a lot to talk about here and we're waiting to listen to your comments and answer your questions. A lot of folks are down there at PDC so we're expecting these forums to really cut loose once everyone gets back ...
There are a number of newsgroups for users of the Vista Public Beta 2 to discuss problems they're having with installation and drivers and such.A web based interface to them can be found here: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx(Brendan, you should ...
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AmundL at 2008-2-13
I have just installed Vista, and I forgot to take backup of some e-mails. I have search for all e-mails on my computer, but I cant find them... Is there any way to get them back? Its both Outlook and Outlook express files. Please help!
Hallo, I have compiled a Setup Project in VS 2003. But when i'm trying to run it on windows vista, i see a messagebox, that there is no .net 1.1 at this computer and installation must be closed.
I want to develope a programe about Windows Vista Search. But there is a problem. Code as follow: string indexerString = "provider=USearch.CollatorDSO.1;EXTENDED PROPERTIES=\"Application=Windows\""; OleDbConnection oleDbConnection = new OleDbConnection(indexerString); ...
Interested in searching the index using standard DB queries? It's easy, but I can't find much documentation on it anywhere (please correct me if I'm just missing it). After searching a lot, I discovered/guessed the connection string and can successfully query the new index. Very fast, very ...
My indexing seems to be perpetually stuck on "Waiting for status update...". I added an extension of * which I think might've caused it, but now how can I fix it? I can't click on the buttons because they're disabled.
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shsu at 2008-2-8
In Vista Beta 1 our shell extensions worked but in beta 2 Build 5384 it no longer works. I found some mention of Like all COM objects, Shell extension handlers must implement an IUnknown interface and a class factory. Most must also implement either an IPersistFile or IShellExtInit interface ...
ON the Indexing options control panel I get the following information that never seems to change. It is constantly waiting for status. What is wrong?Searches are veeeeerrry slooooowwwww.Performance Raiting 3:Processor sub rating: 5 (Intel 830D)RAM sub rating: 5.1 (2gb fast SDRAM)Primary HDD: ...
I find that the download link in Microsoft website now is down because of high demand! So how can i get it ? Help me please!
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zam at 2008-2-7
The Shell in Vista build 5270 is great: it lets the user sort and search/filter by metadata like keywords, rating, creation date, and an application can add custom metadata for new file types. It's so perfect for my app, I want to use the existing Explorer UI and not have to develop my own! Is ...
So I've heard of this Boot Camp software that you can use for Apple computers, which you can then install Windows XP on, but the new Windows Vista is coming soon, and I was wondering if once it does come out, if Apple computers could install WinVista.
So I've heard of this Boot Camp software that you can use for Apple computers, which you can then install Windows XP on, but the new Windows Vista is coming soon, and I was wondering if once it does come out, if Apple computers could install WinVista.
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ssq at 2008-2-6
hello folks, I was wondering if you guys were experiencing a problem similar to mine. I cannot seem to get the glass effect working on beta 2. I have the nvidia Geforce Go FX5200 video card in my laptop. I've tried every single driver including the new forceware as well as the laptop2video ...
Where can i download windows vista beta 2.
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JAG8 at 2008-2-5
Any body know the date? i heard may 27 but not sure.
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zam at 2008-2-5
The Shell in Vista build 5270 is great: it lets the user sort and search/filter by metadata like keywords, rating, creation date, and an application can add custom metadata for new file types. It's so perfect for my app, I want to use the existing Explorer UI and not have to develop my own! Is ...
When I try to add my custom schema assembly to the default store, I get the following error: >storeapi -addSchema DefaultStore MadProps.Comicster.Storage.dll Microsoft (R) WinFS Store UtilityCopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Schema MadProps.Comicster.Storage.dll ...
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jptaba at 2008-2-4
Hi All, I would like to know how can i determine if i installed the 64 bit or 32 bit Vista OS in my system. I have downloaded both CTP releases and found no difference in the system. I would really appreciate it if someone knows the answer. Thank you and good day.
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Lady_A at 2008-2-4
Hi, I used to have a file on XP under Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AppName that contained info for all users by having each user add a section to it. On Vista I need to store All Users data under C:\ProgramData\AppName. I am using the ShGetFolderPath with ...
Hi I'm looking for some documentation on the desktop search API in Vista. Doing a search through the Feb CTP SDK only seems to give hits to the old indexing service and not to the new desktop search API. I've written code in the past to issue queries from my app against the MSN/Windows ...
My indexing seems to be perpetually stuck on "Waiting for status update...". I added an extension of * which I think might've caused it, but now how can I fix it? I can't click on the buttons because they're disabled.
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KSamir at 2008-2-3
Hi!I am fascinated by the way in which Microsoft plans to change the nature of operating systems radically. Vista promises a better future -- lots of new data exchange solutions, better information organization and an easier GUI. It looks very exciting to me.However, there is still some doubt ...
I don't have Vista, so I'm hoping someone might be able to provide a link or perhaps answer a question I have about how tagging will work in the new OS. From what I've read, you'll be able to assign tags to any file which can then be used by the much-improved search feature of Vista. This ...
I want to develop a custom WinFS schema to represent an XML Schema that I have for a document. The document is in XML and has many nested complex types. I went through the samples and I understand how to build simple schemas. The schema I need to make is much more complex. Is WinFS meant to do ...