It is known that we can calculate hash values e.g. crc, md5 and sha1
from functions provided by the .net framework. However, I just wonder
if these values (esp. crc) are stored in file system so that we can
just retrieve it and don't have to calcuate it for every file. is it a

A Good IT resource on History of Computing Hardware and Software and
.NET
http://www.it-pedia.com
Simon

I am using MDE 2003 version 7.1.3088 with .NET Framework 1.1.  I have a C#
program with a Windows Form I want to inherit from.  When I create the
inherited class I get an error when I try to go to the design screen.  It
says that there was an exception trying to get an instance of ...

Could anybody tell me whether the recent Eolas announcement
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/activatin
g_activex.asp) will affect .NET hosted controls also?

How do I sort the nodes of a treenode alphabetically by their text values?
Thanks,
Mike Ober.

I am getting the following SocketException error:
  "An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access
permissions"
Here is the code:

I have a test routine where I want to call
  new XmlTextReader( new StringReader( xmlString ) )
repeatedly.  Structuring the code so that I call Close (which calls
Dispose) on the StringReader makes the code much fatter.

Is there a place I can get a hold of the MSIL Language Specification?
I want a detailed reference for MSIL without having to resort to a book
such as Serge Linden's, since it is obviously doesn't cover the
modifications made to MSIL since the release of .NET 2.0.

After running a virus check with McAfee, it showed a half dozen viruses in
files that couldn't be cleaned. It said to delete, and I did. I would like to
know if I need to replace these files.
The path, file and description:

I used to have a working project under the following configuration:
1) Windows Server 2003, Standard
2) .NET Framework 1.1
3) Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise

I have upgraded  an existing VB program from .Net 2003 to .Net 2005. I set a
breakpoint in the code. When executing the program, the breakpoint doesn't
trigger. If I hover the mouse over the breakpoint while the code is running,
I get this message in a tool tip:

I am trying to write an application by using th VB.Net with user forms
and try to let it talk to business logic layer previously written i
C/C++ (mainly C++).
Could you tell me what I should do so that my VB.Net applcation ca

Is there a relatively simple way to grab and display what user the
application is running as?
I'm trying to let my application upload a file but am getting access denied
errors. I gave the user ASPNET permissions, but that isn't working, so I

I got (what I hope to be is) a simple question....
I have a class called PropertyObject<T>
so in my code I created something like this..
name = new PropertyObject<string>("goot");

I am testing the FileSystemWatcher class for possible use in an application I
am going to be writing.  I have a simple test application that lets met
browse to a folder and I am looking for a change event.  
I have two problems.  First, when a file is copied into the folder, four