We have a computer that multiple people use through Remote Desktop.
Is there a measurement analogous to UNIX's "load average" -- average number
of processes trying to run, or something -- that can be read by a program
running as an ordinary user (not administrator)?

I wrote a win app in .net 2.0 c#. I would like to demo this on my client's
machine but it is not possible to install the .net framework 2.0 beta on his
machine.
Is it possible to pick the nessesary dll assembly files and compile them

How can I filter/search records in DataGridView after filling it with data?
The BindingNavigator provides default functionality for navigating, adding,
deleting and saving records. Is there anything available for
filtering/searching records? Is there any Filter Bar available in

I've written a script that uses bits to store permissions, however, once I go
over 128 bits I get an error:
System.OverflowException: Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.
Is this a limitation of the system?

I have the folloving function in vb .net:
  Function SendXMLReq() As String
       Dim returnval As String
       Dim xmlhttp As Object = New MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP

I am having some problems with getting squgglie lines under stringbuilder and
ConfigurationSettings
what am I doing wrong, is this even close to working? help.
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I have managed to automate the inclusion of the framework and SP into my
installs but have hit a brick wall on being able to switch on the
Programmabilty support for office applications without simply launching the
Office setup and requesting the user make the changes manually.

This should be an easy questions, but I have not had any luck with the answer.
Can you load all forms in a project at once and just have the visible =
False for all but one??? Then to switch between forms, all you would have to
do is work with the visibility property.

I wrote the following very simple programs to test calling a c++ dll
from visual basic. I'm working in visual studio 7.
*** the .cpp file ...
int __stdcall ver()

What's the purpose of this static method? I know the general idea, use
reflection to detect type of source object and extract the property or field,
but won't you always know the type of object you're binding against? When
would this be a mystery? Also, does it make a difference ...

In my application i need to create the controls at runtime and also need to
position them.
I am doing it by this like,
       control.Location = new Point(x,y);

I have error while i start to run my ASP.NET application on visual studio
2003. when i press F5, there is error message " Error while trying to run the
project. Unable to start debugging on the web server. Click help for more
information".

I am trying to run a very minor .net-application (autopatcher
for a free everquest server) while avoiding to actually install
the 23megabytes .net basic package that Microsoft seems
to want to impose on everyone using .net-applications.

    I have a (stupid) question on why web service class needs an instance.
Everybody knows its stateless then why cant it can be standardized that all
methos in web service class should be static. For eg I create an instance
websrv.

I am trying to Open an exe file.
       Dim p As String
       p = "C:\Program Files\hello.exe"
       File.Open(p, FileMode.Append)