One thing that I have often needed to do that I have been unable to find a
way to do is refresh the page (basically do the same thing as pressing the
browser's Refresh button). I know how to do this using Javascript/JScript,
but I have situations in which I need it to be done ...

If I don't need to worry about security, but performance is a big
issue, should I use Remoting or EnterpriseServices with DCOM to connect
my clients to my server?
Besides performance, what other advantages/disadvantages are there for

is it possible to change the windows background file or screensaver timeout
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i think it must be possible but i don't know the way.
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Is there a way in the .NET framework to determin if a key is pressed and if
a mouse button is pressed withou need of events?
I need this in an OpenGL project, while the scene is rendered I want to see
if the left mouse button is pressed and/or if a key is pressed before

Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Beta 2
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SQL 2005 CTP
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I have the following code and when I use it to split a tiff file in seperate
tiff files I receive a general gdi+ error. I have no clue what is going wrong.
From http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/TiffManager.asp
Code:

Hi, I'm developing a program who needs that user communicate via TCP
over the net. One will be the listener and the other one the client, as
usual. I've implemented the code as two classes deriving from a common
interface. Everything seems to work OK until I use the Close() ...

I am using asynchronous socket receives and writing the data to a disk
file. I am finding all of the data makes it to the file, but it is
SLIGHTLY out of order.
The approach is to create a pool of contexts, each which has a 1K byte

I've created a windows service application. I am also creating a UI for it.
I want to add a "Stop Service" button in my UI app, but am unsure how to
code the shut down within the service app. Call Dispose()?
Thanks in advance,

Microsoft.NET Framework
I've been using this program for months without problems with a Smart Client
application and began receiving the following:
An unhandled exception has occurred in your application.  If you click

We have a .NET class library with a built-in license-control system that
checks for the presence of a digitally signed license file AT RUNTIME.  This
is a fairly standard technique that distinguishes between "trial" licenses
(which only allows only limited functionality) and "full" ...

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How to mark a selected region in a picturebox control?
Thanks IA
JH

Our software need to work with large bitmaps (approx. 3 to 6 megabytes). Our
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load, zoom and pan the bitmap. It all works without a problem, and it is
pretty fast. We are rebuilding our software in .Net and ...

Guys,
Does anyone know much about the IExpando interface?
I have a business object I've created and I'd like to add support for
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   I am setting System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal to a Windows
pricipal before I go ahead call methods to process, sometimes cross
assembly.
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