Is it possible to create a .NET global assembly cache that spans across a
group of servers & clients?

I just installed Visual Studio.Net 2003 and that is supposed to add that
asp.net 1.1 extension. I got an error message while opening ASP.NET
project.Error is :
"visual studio.net has detected that the specified web server is not running

I just installed Visual Studio.Net 2003 and that is
supposed to add that asp.net 1.1 extension. I got an error
message while opening ASP.NET project.Error is :
"visual studio.net has detected that the specified web

I have a VB.NET Windows app which gives the users the option to open an
existing Access DB or create a new one. I used VSNET 2003 Package/Deployment
to create an install package. I've had 3 people test it and on one machine
the user gets an error message:

Dim f As New frmWeb
       f.ShowDialog(Me)
       f.Dispose()
Annytime i call a diffrent form from my main form using showdialog, i get an

In VB.NET you can set the DropDownStyle for a combobox to 'DropDown' or
'DropDownList'. When you set it to DropDownList, it supports auto-fill. But
when you set it to 'DropDown', the auto-fill support is gone.
How can I get auto-fill on a combobox with a dropdownstyle 'DropDown'?

Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The ideal
would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that
is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp.
Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in

having troubles with printing a crystal reports report to a specific tray
in a printer.
By means of System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings.PaperSources it's
possible to find out how many and which trays are installed in a printer.

I did a search on my 2 computers and I can't find ngen.exe anywhere. I
have both VS2003 et Vs2005 beta installed, both 1.1 and 2.0 framework,
and the installations are quite complete and work fine.... Did I miss
something at install time?

How do you load a dropdownlist when edit is clicked in a datagrid ?
<Columns>
    <asp:BoundColumn DataField="OptionDescription" ItemStyle-Wrap="True"
        HeaderText="Option Description"></asp:BoundColumn>

   I used to use string tables in my apps to switch between languages in
VB6. But now I must program in .NET and I don't know how it works at all for
string tables...
Can anyone help me please? Is there something better than string tables?

I am trying to kick off an custom event in a usercontrol that the webpage
will listen and preform some actions if the event is fired from within my
usercontrol

For ASP.NET development (Network 1.1), can I use my IIS 5 or should I upgrade
to IIS 6?  If I need to upgrade, how exactly does one upgrade to IIS 6?  I
have a current FULL MSDN  subscription.  
NOTE: I'm running on Windows XP Pro, SP2.  

I am trying to install VS 2003 on a Dell Server.  The installation
consist of 3 cds.  One of which is a Prerequisit cd.  I start off by
putting in Disc 1 which has the autorun for the setup.  The menu comes
up and I start going through the steps.  Step one is the Prerequisites

For the MS04-028 Security Bulletin (GDI+) it refers Visual Studio 2003 users
to KB830348, which is the Visual Studio .NET 2003 GDIPLUS.DLL Security Update.
Does this apply to Windows XP with either SP1 or SP2?  The system
requirements don't list Windows XP.