Both user names on my laptop have vanished from the Windows startup screen.  
If I try ctrl-alt-del option it wants a password which has never been set.  I
can't logon as Administrator either.
Can I go into recovery mode using the Windows XP disk and correct this by

I want to create an instance of an object that implements a known interface.
I just want to pass the assembly location and name followed by the class. My
code looks like this:
// The OK part

Given a string, what's the best way to transform it into an XML friendly
format?
For example, say I have a string like "hulio /<vonNostram <-!"
The less than ("<") and frontslash characters are confusing the third party

I have written an assembly using the Class library template. I compiled a
release version and registered in the GAC using gacutil.
However when I want to add a reference in an application, the assembly is
not listed in the .NET tab. I checked the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

After I update a third party library (but I am not sure if that is the
reason for the slow loading of projects), and when I open an ASP.NET
project, then it could be seen in the status bar at the bottom the messages
like "Creating control 'XXXX'") and it last for 1 minute or more ...

I've implemented a cascadingdropdown modeling the examples found on the web
and that work fine on an initial data entry screen.  What I can't seem to
find an example of is after I've stored data and want to come back to the
screen for editing how can I get the lists to populate ...

What is the best method to compare 2 array to knw if each element is equal?
Now, i have to compare the datarow.itemarray of 2 datarows wich is equals in
structure.
I tried to write this routine: (OPTION STRICT MUST BE ON!!)

I would like to know the following things related to Visual Studio
6.0 / 2003.
a. How does Visual Studio IDE come to know that a particular file has
been modified externally. How it keeps track of the files (ex. by

In a web page we have many single line input text boxes inside table,which
has the max length of 250 characters and few drop downs where auto post back
property is true.
When we provide 250 characters in any of the input text box and select any

Please help me with this.
I am currently using Microsoft Office 2003, but a couple days ago, my
computer got a severe damage because of a virus. So I am about to format the
hard drive and reinstall Windows from a back up CD that came with my computer.

I installed a service program. It contained executables in the form
of .exe and .dll files. And the service was started automatically
after the install.
Then, I UN-installed the program, but the service didn't get cleared

An error message keeps coming up when swithing on my PC as follows "The
instruction at 0x009e2ae1 reference memory at 0x00000000. This memory could
not be written"
Can anybody help solve why this is appearinh and how I can resolve this.

I'm planning to upgrade a bunch of .NET 1.1 projects to 2.0/3.0. But before
I do that I am wondering if it might make sense to wait until then next
version of the framework is released. Is there an ETA on that? Is the next
version even in Beta yet?

I am encountering the following error when I try to send an email through a
SMTP server. I believe the problem lies with the authentication part when the
network crednetials are used, error is thrown at the .send point.
Error is:

I am just a beginner coding in VB6.  I am trying to write a simple code to
add 2 numbers together and put the answer in a text box
I have one textbox open to accept each number, a textbox to accept the
answer and a button where I am adding this code