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Network Commands in VB.NET

Feb 28, 2011 · 1 min read · microsoft visualbasic vb.net ·

A couple of useful network commands in Visual BASIC .NET (2005). These are the equivalents of doing ping and nslookup from the command prompt. The variable sIPAddress in these examples is a string containing the IP to test, i.e. "127.0.0.1"
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Scripted silent install of Visual Basic 6.0

Feb 16, 2011 · 2 min read · microsoft windows visualbasic ·

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I recently had a need to install Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition on a number of machines using a batch file script and a silent -unattended - installation process. Given the age of the application I thought this would be quite straightforward and well documented, but there were a number of hurdles to clear on the …
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The Print Screen key, forgotten tool of the Windows desktop

Feb 16, 2011 · 2 min read · microsoft windows ·

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The Print Screen key, usually located above the number pad to the right of the keyboard, is an invaluable tool when working with images in Windows. Pressing it will copy a picture of the entire screen to the Windows clipboard,
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Error trying to Install Expression Studio 4.

Feb 8, 2011 · 1 min read · microsoft ·

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When installing Microsoft Expression Studio 4 on Windows XP Professional, double clicking on the setup application brought up the following error:

Your computer is scheduled to restart. Restart your computer and run Setup to continue installing this Expression program.

Turning a page round in Word 2003

Feb 4, 2011 · 2 min read · microsoft word ·

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Often when writing a long document or report there is a need to switch from portrait (vertical) to landscape (horizontal) orientation for an individual page, for example to include a full-page table that is wider than it is high. This short “How To” explains how to do this using Microsoft Word 2003.
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Microsoft Word 2003 Quick Tip #1

Jan 28, 2011 · 1 min read · microsoft word ·

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You can select a whole sentence (including the full stop and following space) by holding down the CTRL key whilst clicking on the sentence.

Quote of the Day- 17th November 2010

Nov 17, 2010 · 1 min read · microsoft ·

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…anything the consumer can use at home, they will … ask for it at work.

And eventually, IT will give it to them.

Steve Ballmer

The ups and downs of Windows versions

Dec 1, 2009 · 2 min read · windows microsoft ·

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The release of Windows 7 generally getting good feedback from users, especially compared to Vista, comes as no surprise. Vista is, when you actually look at it, not a bad OS- I’m still running it on my main home PC and I haven’t had to reinstall it, my applications work, and I’ve never had any virus or malware problems …