I need to read settings for another application for a very small application.
The settings are stored in a text file, and this file is stored in the
Windows directory.
How can I retrieve the path for the Windows Directory on the local machine?

    I read that to check for empty strings , comparing strings using
String.Length == 0 is faster than String.Empty or "" . Is it true...?
If so, how?

I currently have 1.1 on my desktop and need to install 2.0 for sqlserver
2005.  I'll need the 1.1 framework to continue asp.net development.  Can I
have both 1.1 and 2.0 on my computers without problems?
thanks.

        Is there anyway to read Captcha Images ?
  I have to get the charecters that are placed inside the captcha images.
Thanks in advance,
Prasad Dannani.

Currently I have in-house software package written around ActiveX(supporting
VB and C++).  We are moving to .NET and I wonder what (component technology)
in the .NET can replace(?) the ActiveX?
I am a novice in .NET.

        Is there anyway to read Captcha Images ?
  I have to get the charecters that are placed inside the captcha images.
Thanks in advance,
Prasad Dannani.

Is it possible to implement the methods of an interface as private.
For exemple, I have an interface :
public interface ITest{
   void MyMethod();

We have run into an issue with a COM+ ServicedComponent What it does is
allows us to store a file to a network share from a web application.  Here is
the code for the Save Routine:
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How do I get the HotFix for this KB article?

I'm declaring an interface (or two), but getting a compile-time error...
│    public abstract class Args
│    {
│    }

I have been trying for several days to get .NET Framework 1.1 to install
using the windowsupdate site.  I get no specific error message but that the
"update was not installed".  I have to have .NET to install the latest
AutoCAD 2006 software.

Hi...
One of our ops people was looking for a utility that would let him remotely
reboot machines in the farm, and he search the web for .Net samples how to do
this.  He found a couple, including a nice one written by John O'Donnell, but

I have to attach a client certificate with my httpwebrequest object. i found
some articles in net both they are not working for me. Can anyone suggest
the better way
Thanks in Advance

I am using System.Net.HttpWebRequest object to retreive information from
some sites through screen scraping. Can i read session values using these
objects ?
Thanks in Advance

Can anyone tell me why the below code to downoalds a web page doesn't work
and it only downloads the below single html comment tag.
("\n\n<!-- Request Elapsed Time = 15 ms -->\n\n")?
It doesnt happen to all URLs just the one is this sample.  Is there some