I have a fully patched XP Pro system (SP2 and later) and would like to
install VS.Net 2003.
The VS.Net installation pointed to a MS page that stated that I must not
install SP2 before VS.Net. It is not possible to uninstall SP2 and a restore

I am developing a dialog-based Win32 application with Visual C++ 6.0.
I recently encountered a problem when testing my software in computers with
different OS and screen settings such as the font size. For Win2K, my
application only works small font, when under big font, the ...

I am running bioinformatics batch files that run applications that sometimes
crash.  If I turn off error reporting, I can run my batch file, except in the
case when I have Visual Studio.Net installed.  It seems to intercept the
application errors and bring up a dialog box.  How ...

I'm using a Matrox G450, and can reliably reproduce this - running Win2k SP4.
- start VS
- maximize in either display
- minimize VS

Ususally we do like:
SalesOrderForm fm = new SalesOrderForm();
where SalesOrderForm is a valid form in one of the assembly, that is
SalesOrderForm is a type.  How can I create an instance of SalesOrderForm

Hello:
I am trying to use a DLL in VB.NET, one parameter of the DLL exported
function accepts an address of a function. I added a delegate and everything
went fine; however, sometimes I need to pass 0 (zero) to the function but

I am developing a Win32 application with Visual C++ 6.0.
I put two bitmaps (CStatic control) on the dialog and hope to control their
sizes by using SetWindowPos function. The bitmaps are actually first
imported to ResourceView, then assigned to the CStatic control. I tried

Some bloggers mentioned that Whidbey Beta 2 is being wrapped up... can
we (MSDN subscribers) expect it before the end of the year?  I'm
planning to get started with C# 2.0 soon but I won't bother to install
Beta 1 if the next update is right around the corner.  Thanks!

I am developing a Windows Forms app.  Every control I add defaults to
MS Sans Serif 8pt Regular.  Is there some way I can modify this on a
per project basis so that I don't have to set the font for every
object if I happen to want this particular app in Comic or Arial?

I'm currently hosting a site with verio (I know there a better places, but
it's beyond my control). Anyway, heres what I need to do:
My root: 'www.somesite.com' is of course an application by default. I need
two more applications below root.

I have been coding in VB.NET using Visual Studio .NET for the past 3 years or
so. A few days ago I started developing a new ASP.NET application and decided
I would do it in C# as a learning experience.
One of the things I always enjoyed about the VS.NET IDE is the way the

Ok, just to get things straight, I'm not new, just new to this newsgroup. So
don't give me that NEWBIE stuff.
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, here's my question.
I'm using Visual Studio 6. I'm working on some software and on the startup

I have Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Borland's Interbase 6 installed on my
Windows XP Pro system.  Is it possible to add Interbase to the Server
Explorer so I can view Interbase's sample database tables in it?

I have a custom control with a property of type TimeSpan.
When I enter a value of 24:00:00 in the property pane I get an "Improper
property value" error.
How do I enter this value?

I am about to change devellopment tool
I need to work with a customized character-set
in full. One, that has embedded some of the
greek letters. I don't se this is possible in vb5 or vb6.