First, a meta question:  Is there a FAQ for this group?
Second, probably a FAQ:  What's a good recommended book for someone who
knows C++, but isn't sure how to bridge between .Net and C++ (write Managed
C++)

How can I verify a user-id has a domain account given only the user-id
(if I don't have the password)?

I'm using VS Studio C++.NET PRO 2002 and created the default "Hello World"
Managed C++ Application. For some reason the following namespace declaration
results in a 'can't find this namespace" error when I add it:
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;

I'm trying to start a process with different credentials. But I cannot even
compile my code as the compiler (VC++.NET) says "error C3861:
'CreateProcessWithLogonW': identifier not found, even with
argument-dependent lookup".

I am new to VC++ and want to learn how to write COM component with VC++
I've been written lots of component in the past with VB6, but want to
migrate them
to VC++.NET

I have a very puzzling problem, and am hoping someone can help.   I have a
VC7.1++ VS2003, program which uses ODBC to connect to a SQLAnywhere 6.0
database.  This program has been working without fail for many years,
however the problem that I am now running into is that on one ...

I have a VC7++ VS2003 program that uses CRecordSet to write one record to a
SQLAnywhere database via ODBC,  a Code Sniplet is contained below, on most
machine running the same OS and Build it works flawlessly,  however on this
one XP Build 5.1 SP@ machine it never ends up writing ...

I am trying to create a c++ dll or lib (not COM) that contains a little
bit of managed code and a lot of unmanged code using c++/CLI. Basically
some classes rely on managed bits internally. But nothing of that
managed stuff will be exposed to the outside. The user of that dll is

I have a set of unmanaged c++ classes that internally need to use
managed classes (WPF formerly know as "Avalon") but I do not want to
compile the whole MFC project with the /clr switch. What options do I
have in that case? Could I

I'm a C# developer and unfortunately I have to write now some code in
managed and unmanaged C++. In this area I'm Newbie and therefore please
forgive me if this is a really simple question.
1) I have two classes defined in two header files, it is possible to have a

I need to make a function that can display data on my Managed C++ app and be
called by an unmanaged C++ DLL. Something like :
void Form1::Form1_Load(System::Object *  sender, System::EventArgs *  e)
{