If I install the 2005 beta on a PC that already has .NET 2003 on it
will I be able to use both?
There are some things I want to try in the beta but I don't want to
make the move permanent until final release.

I need to know if on a .NET form a messagebox is displayed.
Someone has an idea?
Thanks.

An evevn simple case that shows a strange "bug" in the framework then the
erlier post:
Dim xSng As Single = 6547.972
Dim yInt As Integer = 8000

A quick q.
When IL gets compiled (jitted) to native will the hole assembly be compiled,
or just a few methods? If its the latter - will the rest of the methods be
compiled during execution?

I wonder can I display  a built in
certificates
dialog in my .NET application to let the user select a certificate with
which he can signed

I created a VB.NET application using VSNET 2003 and then created a
distribution package using VSNET's Setup and Deployment Project. I copied
the setup and msi files to a different system and ran setup - all went fine.
When I run the application I get an error in one process and the ...

Anyone have this problem? I downloaded the Visual Basic 2005 Beta Express.
Turns out it's VB.NET not VB. Anyway, none of my asp.net apps work anymore
on this machine.
-Max

I'm having trouble figuring out how to use the
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings class. I have an xml
formatted file named MyApp.config. It's in the same directory as MyApp.exe.
The xml looks like this:

   I'm experimenting with custom trace listeners, and wondered if someone
could point me in the right direction.   Right now I have a listener which
writes to a text file, as outlined below:
Stream myFile = File.Create("TestFile.txt");

I need to detect if there is a CD in a CD Drive.  I can do this w/Com
FileSystemObject but I cannot find equivalent methods in the .Net Fw.
Anyone know if functionality exists?
Thanx

   I would like to integrate a .NET web application into IBM Websphere
portal. Whati is the best way of integrating these two beasts?
Is there are way to get my .NET application to return XML compliant with JSR
168?

I've written the following little helper function which calls Dispose on
classes which implement the idisposable interface.
    Public Sub DisposeObject(ByVal DisposeAbleObject As IDisposable)
        If Not DisposeAbleObject Is Nothing Then

If a Windows message is sent directly to control, does the framework
automatically pick up the message and generate the appropriate property
change, method call, or event from it ?
The reason I ask is that I am creating a control derived from one of the

I need to read about the way things work in .NET (compiling, CLI) - can
anyone recomend a good book about this?
Thanks

Oracle adapter in framework don't work with Oracle 10.1.0.2 v. Client