Like many others, we recently found out .NET Framework 3.0 breaks
multiple copy printing in Excel. Still haven't seen any fix to the
issue. KB 944203 doesn't resolve the issue. Anyone know if MS is
working to fix it?

Is there a way to disable the autorepeat keyboard feature that sends multiple
characters if the key is held down? Alternately is there a feature that can
detect and ignore autorepeated characters?
Thx

I'm looking for the best way to convert a date/time to UTC and back to
Local.
This has to be built in the Framework, but eberything I try gives me
something other than what I expect!

The problem:
I'm writting some software to manage a building.
All the devices (mostly doors and cameras) run a light version of Linux,
with mono inside

Trying to install .netFramework 1.1 and get this error message.  Does anyone know what this means and what the solution
is?
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Setup
Internal Error 2908. {7D4B5591-4C80-42BB-B0E5-F2C0CEE02C1A}

I have a mutli-threaded managed app written in C#, from ProcessExplorer, it
shows many event handles without
name. It also shows as 'handle leak' through windows task manager.
I am using v1.1 .NET framework.

I need to print intreger numbers in several columns. Unfortunately
String.Format({0:d8}, i) will append zeros in front of the number. How can I
make it append spaces instead of zeros?
In the other words I am looking for an analog of printf("%8d", i)

I have several applications running on a workstation all pointing to the same
sql server.  I would like a way to save the connectionstring once on the
machine and have all my applications be able to read it. In the event of a
problem where we have to change servers, I would like ...

I purchased a ManufactureX laptop in Spain. I purchased it with Windows XP
Media Center 2005 English edition. That is the License I wanted and that’s
the one I paid for. I also paid for an Upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate. Now
when the laptop was delivered there was a problem ...

Tried to download the 3.0 Framework and I cannot find it.  There is a
redistributable...?  So the deal is this.
From .Net 2.0 SP1 laod the redist for 3.0.  Load the SP1 for 3.0 tried
to install the VS2005 extensions and they cannot find the 3.0

Sorry for the cross-posting.  I am having a hard time trying to classify
exactly what group this question would apply to.
I had posted an earlier message to
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms trying to find a way to

Serialize dataset:
                   MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
                   dataset.WriteXml(stream, XmlWriteMode.DiffGram );
                   stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

I'm using vs08 / vb2.0 and am trying to use click once deployment.  when I
run the click once installation i get the following error msg:
"Unable to install or run the application. The application requires that
assembly Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo Version 9.0.242.0 be ...

Does anyone know why .NET v3.5 doesn't have InstallUtil.exe?
Looking at %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5, it appears that most
of the utilities are missing.  Does that mean I should use v2.0
utilities from %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727?

I have developed a wpf application in dot 3.5 framework.
the application is similar to a vista slidebar.The background is
transparent if the focus is not on the application.Its placed on the
right hand side of the window.I made the window to appear full screen