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    Microsoft - More Free Books

    Hello all,

    It seems to have become an annual event that Microsoft is giving away free e-books in their MSDB blog. These books may be the absolute latest, and may not help you to cure your latest...
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    Re: Suspicious Zip file attachment

    The code itself is probably not the malware, but if you run it, it will probably go and fetch the malware and install it on your PC. In that way, it bypasses most virus scanners.

    Don't run it!
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    Tired of the Telemetry??

    Hello all,

    I just read an article on Slashdot titled Visual Studio 2015 C++ Compiler Secretly Inserts Telemetry Code Into Binaries. The summary read, "Reddit user sammiesdog discovered recently...
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    Re: Libertarian Party

    It isn't. You have Libertarians mixed up with the Republicans. Libertarians have never been for the war on drugs.

    Your previous post was tl;dr
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    Re: Libertarian Party

    I think you are helping to make my point. When you mention the word 'damage,' you are talking about the use of force which is covered under law. If you are not talking about someone being damaged...
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    Re: Libertarian Party

    Hey Shaggy. Thanks for the reply.

    Libertarian principles are not really rules that can followed, like a social policy. It's a built-in personal policy that I happen to live by, and I think you...
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    Re: Libertarian Party

    Sorry, but you are mistaken. Libertarians want the maximum freedom possible for everyone. That means both personal and economic freedom and not just one or the other, which happens to be where all...
  8. Re: printer printed pages count [ Windows XP ]

    Hello Chunk,

    The eventquery.vbs file will query the Windows Event Viewer logs.

    The Event Viewer logs for XP are stored in: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config

    They will have an .evt extension....
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    Re: Hard Drive Mystery

    Thank you kindly for the reply.

    Your advice certainly seems logical, but know that I have checked the drive with tools like SpinRite, HDTune, DFT, chkdsk and others. There has been no hint of it...
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    Hard Drive Mystery

    Hello!

    I have a bit of a mystery happening with my internal hard drive that I hope you can solve. Lately, the HD slows from it’s normal 100 mb tranfer rate to about 5 mb. It will stay at this...
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    The Google NIK Collection

    Google purchased the company that designed the NIK Collection of plug-ins, and for some reason they are giving this collection away for free. The set once cost $500.

    If you are not familiar with...
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    Re: Website analytics and free hit counter

    I appreciate that you have taken the time to give thorough reply and to clarify your observations.

    Nothing has changed, however. While I mean no insult, there are some assumptions in your post,...
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    Re: Website analytics and free hit counter

    I am not sure I agree that giving Google data will lead to demise, but I can still appreciate what you are saying. There is nothing wrong in trying to bypass Google, in general. I merely suggest...
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    Re: Website analytics and free hit counter

    Hello,

    I can admire your goals, but I think even if you write your own code there is little that can be done to stop the unique experience that search providers like Google offer each of it's...
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    Re: Website analytics and free hit counter

    Just sign up for Google Analytics, and the Google Webmaster Tools. Effectively, you will get a code block from Google to insert into your webpages. Google will do the rest. :bigyello:

    If you...
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    Re: Visual Studio Community 2013 - Free!

    If you prefer downloading ISO images for Visual Studio Community 2013 rather than using their download manager, you can find them here:
    ...
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    Visual Studio Community 2013 - Free!

    Microsoft is giving away Visual Studio Community 2013, for free. Scroll down to the Q and A for licensing information.

    Note: Apparently, the full download is about 9gb.
    ...
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    More Free eBooks from Microsoft

    The MSDN blog has once again posted a new batch of eBooks for free.

    Not every book on the list is of high quality, is modern, or is specifically about development but they may still be useful to...
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    Shortwave Radio

    If you like tinkering with Shortwave Radio, you might find this site interesting. It is a Wide-Band WebSDR (Software Defined Radio) website, meaning you may tune and listen to shortwave radio...
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    Re: [RESOLVED] shared folder list

    The input box in the WMI code above will ask for the name of the computer you wish to query. Simply type it in. This includes remote computers.

    If your network cannot resolve computer names, you...
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    Re: More Microsoft eBooks ... Free!

    Not specifically, although there are other links within the posting that go to even more books. For example, this ebook gallery is mentioned: ...
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    Re: More Microsoft eBooks ... Free!

    There is absolutely nothing misleading in my statement. I never claimed they were brand new 2013 books or that they would be personally useful to you.

    If you cannot use any of the 60+ free...
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    More Microsoft eBooks ... Free!

    Hello All,

    Microsoft has once again released a batch of Microsoft books in PDF format. They cover a myriad of topics, but also include various Visual Studio books. They are found on the MSDN...
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    Re: New languange!

    Have you considered language programs that would make you think in French (immersion) rather than learning simple phrases, by wrote? A lot of people have had success with this type of learning. ...
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    Re: [vb6] Transparent PictureBox

    This is so clever and useful. Thanks for this, LaVolpe! You are an amazing contributor.:bigyello:
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    Re: copy with no Delete---

    I would say that any intrinsic Windows Copy command would do the trick as opposed to a command like Move, which would delete the old after it copied.
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    No, I have not made a VB tool to do this although I have tried with Powershell which uses similar methods.

    Seems that CACLS (the tool prior to ICACLS) changed permissions differently because I...
  28. Re: Adding EVERYONE/FULL to all NTFS permissions

    Hello Lord Orwell!

    I am sorry I did not notice this posting had arrived. To answer your question, yes I am using the Administrator command prompt.

    Since my previous posting, I have...
  29. Adding EVERYONE/FULL to all NTFS permissions

    Hello, All.

    A group in my company needs to backup user profiles on workstations before those workstations are reloaded with Windows. It is pretty easy to do this in the GUI by taking ownership of...
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    Re: And now it IS over

    If anyone happens to die and finds themselves in Heaven, please look up Alexis de Tocqueville and tell him his predictions were right. Well, if there is a Heaven, he probably already knows unless...
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    Re: Ace Video Converter (freeware made in VB6)

    I can see you put some effort into this project. Thanks for posting!

    Q
  32. Re: Introducing Windows 8 - Free eBook for IT Professionals

    You're right.

    In the book under the introduction, there is a section called We want to hear from you. There is the perfect opportunity for you to give them a piece of your mind. Tell them you...
  33. Re: Introducing Windows 8 - Free eBook for IT Professionals

    Maybe you should have read chapter 6? Regardless, when coding in Windows 8 it is nice to understand a little something about how it works. There is also some mention of how legacy languages might...
  34. Introducing Windows 8 - Free eBook for IT Professionals

    Here is another free eBook from Microsoft Press. This PDF Windows 8 eBook is touted to be at the level of an IT Professional.

    http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=268295
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    Re: Problem with running an exe program.

    Broken associations can be repaired in the File Folder Options within the control panel, or within any Explorer window.

    Tools >> Folder Options >> File Types Tab

    Just look for the file...
  36. Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers...

    The subject line was the headline of a news article I just read. I wish Microsoft well and much success, but I have strong doubts that Windows 8 is going to be well received. I have been wrong...
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    Re: I find vb6 to be like c

    Everything seems to work correctly so I don't know what would cause the start-up slowness. I wonder if it is because I clean my pre-fetch directory so often? Without a pre-fetch file, I would...
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    Re: I find vb6 to be like c

    It is an older gaming laptop (I need to be portable). I figure if it can handle something like Unreal Tournament, it should handle any flavor of VB.

    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7500 @ 2.20GHz
    MS...
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    Re: I find vb6 to be like c

    Hey FunkyDexter,

    I just opened C# 2010 from a dead-stop and the logo was up for 25 seconds. The IDE kept grumbling along afterward until it finally settled down. I dunno, but that is slow to me....
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    Re: I find vb6 to be like c

    VB6 is definitively an aged coding language, but I still find uses for it almost daily. One-off code, such as handy utilities are quick and easy to make. I love that the IDE snaps open to greet me...
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