I just would like other users out there to help me confirm some
behaviors with the following configuration file layout:
<configuration>
  <startup>

We are developing an online fun game called tambola...
The requirement is as follows
Tambola is a  game in which each player will get a ticket and the
co-ordinator of the game will pick up numbers from 1 to 99 randomly..

How does one get to be a MVP? same as those of the likes of Nicholas Paldino,
Jon Skeet, Willy denoyette, Ian Griffiths...etc.

The sample code on MSDN for BeginGetResponse uses a
ManualResetEvent.WaitOne() for detecting when the asynchronous call is
finished.  This works fine, but I'd like to make multiple calls.
Before delving into the complexities of ManualResetEvent.WaitAll(), I

With VB2003, I could simply copy a form from one project to another by
simply copying the form's VB file to the other project and do the Add
Existing Item function. This does not appear to work with 2005 as a
form now consists of more than just a VB file. Can it be done? How?

Dear sir,
I have an application with a lot of disk access, IO read and write. The
application use out all my money and IO. I am thinking about ways to improve
disk read/write, what might be a solution? I used streamreader, readtoend to

I am working on a project where my users will be extending the capabilities
of the software by writing classes in their .NET language of choice.  I have
a base class called Strategy that will be used as the base class for each
new class that they write.  The Strategy class ...

While testing the use of performance counters, IOException(file exists)
is detected (see stack trace above). We are using Framework.net 1.1
The reason is that the temporary folder is plenty of temporary files. I
am quite sure almost all these files files were created by

In VS 2005, I want to categorize a property (e.g. VerticalTextSpacing) under
the Text category, which is a category under Appearance.  I can easily put a
property in the Appearance category by adding the following attribute:  
Category("Appearance").  But, how would I go one level ...

I wonder how I can refresh a File in my solution, that I have changed
from an outside editor! It doesn't seem to be possible!
The scenario is, that I added a Reference (File.cs) to the Project
first. Then I replace that file in Explorer through a newer version

I'm trying to use the acm APIs in VB.NET. acmStreamOpen always returns
MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG. Here's how I use it :
declaration is :
Declare Auto Function acmStreamOpen Lib "MsAcm32.dll" (ByRef phas As IntPtr,

I have a problem getting NetFX 2.0 installed.
While installing the framework with Elevated Rights I get :
Error 25015: Failed to install assembly
'C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Vsa.dll'

sorry for posting this three times. Seems that I didn't configure my nospam
alias correctly.
I need to get the ISO-3166 code for BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
What I am trying is

I'm trying to develop a "location tracker" using compact .NET 2.0 compact,
on win mobile 5.
It seems working (it collects data every one second), but data are not
"fluid" or "regular": they change with a "zig-zag", and don't draw a line.

I expected the code below to display the picture in half its normal size.
Instead, it displays it in the original size. What is the correct way to do
this?
Thanks