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Most common quiestion is: [quote]Is there any C++ GUI API?[/quote] My answer is MANY. There are many API's for making GUI applications. Here are some. [B] 1. WinAPI: (C based)(MFC is C++ based)[/B] [I]Its a great API and the best solution if you are windows programmer. First code will look …

Hello, My computer has been slow and having problems for the last week or so. A message popped up the other day that my son said something about my internet provider found a threat or something weird. He closed out of the internet quickly, so I never saw it, but …

**Modifications Required for VB6 Applications to Work on Vista/7** Thanks to Hassan Basri in VBForums **Application Changes** - Remove SendKeys calls and replace them with API code. - Use the HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry for the settings of your application. - Do not write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. - If you are …

Hi, hoping someone might be able to help me with a possible infection. A few months ago, I started to notice some mouse lagging whenever I started chrome. I didn't think anything of it at the time because I usually start chrome with 5 tabs and 5 extensions, and figured …

Hello, I need an SMS gateway like [Ozeki NG](http://ozekisms.com/). I am testing it right now, but before investing in a commercial product I would like to map the free alternatives. [Kannel](http://www.kannel.org/) was recommended for me, but Kannel is Linux-based that makes the congifiguration more difficult. Do you know any good …

Hi, All last year i posted for solution to programatically retrieving I Q data from USB Tv Tuner (Gadmei UTV382 USB TV BOX) for implementation of SDR. Since then no reply was received that could solve the problem. Some detail of the device, it has 1. XCEIW XC4100ACQ tuner 2. …

Hello; I got some kind of infection or something last week, which caused my virus software not to update, and finally my computer to totally crash and would not reboot. I successfully recovered my system from an image (it was one level up of messy from actual system restore - …

Hello. I'm trying to create a software in VB.Net to disable the following from a Windows 7 pc. - Cut, copy, paste, rename, delete, open, print, share, create shortcut, open with, send to, properties. I want to give users the option of disabling them selectively/individually via checkboxes so those options …

hey guys, I play need for speed world and yesterday my brother was using my computer and when I play games it lags. Im sure its a virus because when I woke up this morning there were ads on my screen. Here are the logs you requested. GMER does not …

hi, i have create a simple chatting application with windows live messenger.I have give the reference Messenger API Type Library 1.0.Then in form_load() event i have create the object of that MessengerAPI type library, ie, in vb.net windows application.I have used visual studio 2008.I have both check windows xp service …

I cant seem to find the problem with this program I am building as a learning exercise. I am getting errors referenced to extremely simple pieces of code. In the output the first thing that should be printed is the random double number that the program selects then it should …

I have windows 7 on my pc with 2 gig memory, 350 gig harddrive and 2.67 GHZ CPU. I run slimbrowser most of the time. This problems does it in IE,Firefox and slimbrowser. What ha}ppens is if I open like 15 websites aat once will close the browser down , …

A project I am working needed a question style message box, but I wanted that contemporary look of Vista and Seven. I set out to see how it was accomplished, turns out there are some special APIs that exist in Vista and Seven that don't exist in XP that accomplish …

SKIP to LINE 117 [CODE] #include <iostream> #include <windows.h> #include <fstream.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> using namespace std; char n , p , m , L , F , E; int v , x , y , O , z , q , R; int main() { SetConsoleTextAttribute(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), 14); cout<<"This …

I have a problem with this Window Procedure. in new versions of Windows OS, when I run the program, at first everything is painted & then paintings disappear (until the window receives the next paint message) [CODE] long _stdcall WndProc ( HWND hwnd, unsigned msg, unsigned wParam, long lParam ) …

This is the project of my program: [url]http://www.4shared.com/file/259396798/53d2a9dc/MRKtack.html[/url] it works in Visual C++ 2008 Express! please download & test it on your compiler. it is an API graphical program. It works in my Windows XP properly! but when I install it on Windows Seven/Vista there is a problem with painting! …

This simple class encapsulates the exAnimatewindow api call. I got tired of adding all the jazz to every form I need to use as a pop up, or any borderless forms I used. (Windows 7 and vista don't animate windows with no border by default) This class could easily be …

First time posting; thanks for the welcome! Have been having all kinds of problelms lately (am in safe mode now) ran several programs (some things found; root kit?) ran Malwarebytes, SpyS&D, OIL, DDs, please checkk my logs; I tried deleting some things in HJT and they did not delete. I …

Hello. I am quite keen with the win32 api but am tired of the standard windows visual styles (XP/Vista/7) and am wondering how to create my own. Have googled but not found any information, just point me in the right direction. Thank you very much.

Proof-of-concept exploit code for a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows—including Vista—has been posted on a Russian hacker forum, forcing Microsoft to activate its emergency response process. Mike Reavey, operations manager of the Microsoft Security Response Center, confirmed that the company is “closely monitoring” the public posting, which …

Does anyone know if there are any issues in using the basic ODBC Api for database access on 64 bit Windows Vista/7 systems? This has been my preferred database access technology for a long time, and I'd prefer not moving to ADO or something else if I don't have to. …

Hi, I've just installed GraphicsMagick-1.3.7 under MinGW on Windows Vista OS. I'm trying to compile an exemplary piece of code included in the documentation using the C++ API (Magick++). [code=c++] #include <string> #include <iostream> #include <Magick++.h> using namespace std; using namespace Magick; int main(int /*argc*/,char **/*argv*/) { try { // …

Hey, I am using URLDownloadToFile API for downloading files from website to which i updated, but this API is retrieving the older files even after i upload a latest version of the file. I used a fake parameters along with the url but in fail. [CODE]szFileName = "C:/somename.zip" surl ="http://www.sitename.com/foldername/filename.zip?FakeParam=" …

Last week, via the official [URL="http://blogs.msdn.com/winfs/"]MSDN WinFS blog[/URL] rather than the usual Microsoft PR channels, it was announced that WinFS is effectively dead. There was much talk of the great many technical innovations the WinFS project has created and how those innovations may find their way into a broader Data …

The next version of Microsoft's graphics API DirectX will definitely be different to its predecessors. To be included in the upcoming Windows Vista, DirectX 10 will be the programming interface previously called Windows Graphics Foundation by its developers. Those people who follow developments in PC graphics hardware will quickly realise …

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Several things have led me to writing this post However, late last week I did some poking around in the Windows C API from ctypes (not using pywin32) for a project I was finishing up, and I [I]loved it[/I]! Since then I've been playing around with ctypes and Windows function …

im using pure API on Vista, also im experimenting with the DWM(desktop window manager) for the glass effects including extending it into the client area like windows media player (lol just for fun mind) and im having a problem with drawing buttons ontop of the glass, it appers the when …

Hi All, I need a library in C++ for compressing audio from PCM format (obtained using waveIn* API) to AGC or MP3. I am using windows Vista as platform and to me compression speed is of great importance, i mean if two library is doing the same thing but one …

Hi, I have bought [U]Programming Windows Fifth Edition[/U] by Charles Petzold. I was wondering if there are any differences between the Win32 API talked about in this book and the one that applies to Vista or anything newer than Windows 2000. Also, my book didn't come with the CD (I …

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 16:55:00, on 09.04.2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe C:\Programfiler\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe C:\Programfiler\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe C:\Programfiler\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Programfiler\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe …

Although not a C++ specific problem but you may have an idea how to help me anyway. A program that has worked for a long time suddenly stopped working and I suspect it's a security patch issue. Background: I've made a program on a Pocket PC (Windows Mobile 5) that …

I'm currently programming in C++ at an intermediate level and now moving on to the Win32 API. I know basic Win32 API programming so far and I don't find it too difficult to learn, but my question is: is it worth it to continue learning it while Windows Vista will …