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Hello, I am having trouble with a new PC (it came with Windows XP preinstalled and I think it is a software problem). Every once in a while, mostly after logon, the mouse stops responding. The keyboard and other programs all work fine, and the only solution I could find is rebooting the...

Hello, I am new to MySQL and, among the various documentation I have read, I have not come across any means of storing arrays as fields. For example, what would be a wise method of storing an array of integers as a field? The only way I could think of is storing a varchar of space-separated...

Hi, I'm doing someone a favor writing a program in Borland C++ Builder 5. Is there any way to convert between char* and AnsiString? I am using fstream to read words from a file (it's a hangman game) and I couldn't find any method that reads an AnsiString instead of a char*. If there is any other...

Hi, the application I'm currently writing implements a context menu item for all files. I've added a key in the registry at: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\My_Command_Name\command and a default value of: "c:\path\to\program.exe" "%1" Now, this works fine with one file, but if I select more, an...

Hi, My LG ND 3520A won't burn some new media I got. The media are Benq (16x max) and it says something about Picfect on them (I'm assuming it's some fancy name for better data and video retention). When I put a blank DVD inside, Nero only sees it up to 2.4x and if I try to burn it, it fails...

OK, a little background first: an acquaintance recently received an HP notebook from Italy. Since I am the local computer guru (although I personally do not refer to myself as that), she came to me for advice (she's absolutely clueless). Every manual is in Italian and it's been almost impossible...

I am faced with the following issue: I need to add all the files in a folder (chosen by the user) to a CheckedListBox (.Net 2.0). The user has the option to recurse subdirectories, which can naturally lead to a lot of files being added, which hangs the program. To solve this I have created a...

I just bought a mobile phone and its documentation says it can connect to the PC via IrDA. Since I'm totally unfamiliar with this type of connexion, I thought I would just ask. My motherboard's documentation (a GA-7VKML VIA KM266) says it has "1 IrDA Connector for IR", but I'm not sure where...

Hi, everyone! I have recently been faced with using an algorithm that kinda hogs the entire CPU. If the user tries to do anything during the running of the program, the computer hangs. I know I can solve this with threading, but I'm not quite sure how. As I see it, I should make a thread for...

Hi, everybody! I seem to have got myself in some sort of issue. I didn't take Fedora Core 4's advise and installed it without setting a swap partition. Could this be the cause why some programs just close without saying anything? Also, for future reference, what size should the swap partition...

Hello, I have been directed here by another user. Basically, the problem is I have an USB-connected optical mouse with 5 buttons (a Trust MI-2500X) and I can't get the 2 programmable buttons to work. If it helps, I can switch it to PS/2. driverguide.com (suggested by another tek-tips user)...

Hi, everyone! I just took out the secondary master from my computer; it's a DVD Writer which probably needs servicing (I had a thread in this forum about a week ago). Problem is that, when I boot, I get this error that the secondary master is not ATAPI compatible or something. It beeps a few...

I have just bought a 5-button USB mouse and it worked fine under Windows, but Linux (Mandrake 9.1) doesn't recognise the 2 buttons which are used for web navigation. I've searched in vain for drivers. Perhaps someone who knows more about Linux can help (I am a newbie with Unix-based OSes)...

My DVD Writer (it's a NEC ND-3520A) keeps failing to write DVDs. I use Nero 6.6.0.8 and it usually fails in the first minute or so, although at times it writes up to 25% of the DVD before failing. It makes funny (and disturbing) noises, like scratching the medium, though there are no evident...

Hello, I have recently been faced with the issue of making a "stealthy" WinXP user account. What I mean is one that does not appear in the login screen. Is this possible, how can I do it and how would I access the user from then on? Thank you in advance, Vlad There is nothing more dangerous...

Hello everybody, While developing an open-source application in C# I came across this problem: the options form was accumulating a lot of tabs. While this could be easily resolved with multiple rows of tabs, I have my mind set on an form similar to those in MS Visual Studio or ShardDevelop (and...

Hi, everyone! Could someone please help me with this one: my computer (with WinXP Professional) won't load the gmail homepage (http://www.gmail.com). I've tried turning off the firewall, the antivirus and the ad blocker. It just says it can't find the page. google.com works perfectly, and so do...

What is the easiest way to build a multilanguage interface in C#? I'm aiming for it to be easy to write new language sets for it; I've seen ini files with language settings, but AFAIK .NET can't work with ini files without 3rd party components. Please tell me what choices I have and how one...

I've been trying to change the FlatStyle for all Controls that support it in my form. However, I have multiple containers (panels) in it and code such as this just won't work: foreach (object o in this.Controls) if (o is ButtonBase) (o as ButtonBase).FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat; I thought...

Hi there, I'm a newbie in graphics software, but have recently been faced with the challange of transforming maps from paper into digital format. The potential employer suggested vector-based graphics, specifically Corel Draw 8. The process was supposed to go like this: scan parts of the map...