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64 Bit version of Windows Vista

64 Bit version of Windows Vista

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DirectX SDK (June 2010) Installation Problems: Error Code S1023

I seem to be having some problems installing the DirectX SDK. Everything seems to be going well during the install, but at the end I get the message: Setup failed. Errors were encountered during installation of redistributable packages. Please…
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What is the difference between Eclipse and Netbeans if I want to use only the Java in it?

I recently got a Dell XPS 64-bit Vista for myself. Eclipse doesn't have their 64-bit version, but I've read on forums that they download Eclipse and work with Java 1.5 on the Vista with only some problems. I have Java 1.6 and Netbeans was easily…
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TortoiseHg in Vista 64-bit not showing the context menu

I installed TortoiseHg (Mercurial) in my Vista 64-bit and the context menu is not showing up when I right click a file or folder. Is there any workaround for this problem?
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How can 32-bit application find the location of 64-bit Program Files directory on Windows Vista 64-bit?

I'm struggling with a problem of how to determine the location of the 64-bit Program Files directory on 64-bit Windows Vista from a 32-bit application. Calls to SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64) do not return anything. The MSDN article…
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What is the big deal with BUILDING 64-bit versions of binaries?

There are a ton of drivers & famous applications that are not available in 64-bit. Adobe for instance does not provider a 64-bit Flash player plugin for Internet Explorer. And because of that, even though I am running 64-bit Vista, I have to run…
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Drag and drop from Windows File Explorer onto a Windows Form is not working

I'm having an issue dragging a file from Windows Explorer on to a Windows Forms application. It works fine when I drag text, but for some reason it is not recognizing the file. Here is my test code: namespace WindowsFormsApplication1 { public…
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Can I run Visual Studio 2008 x86 on Windows Vista x64?

Is it possible to run the 32-bit version of Visual Studio 2008 Professional on a Windows Vista 64-bit system? Are there any known caveats that I would need to be aware of? Would have to install the x64 version of the .NET Framework? Would there be…
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appSettings not being read from machine.config in Vista

I've recently moved up to Vista x64, and suddenly, my machine.config appSettings block isn't being read by any .NET assemblies. Right after configSections, and before configProtectedData in…
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How can I call ActivateKeyboardLayout from 64bit Windows Vista using VBA

Running VBA under XP I was able to call ActivateKeyboardLayout to switch my input language from English to another language. However, this no longer works under Vista64. Any suggestions or workarounds? The code that used to work under XP was similar…
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Is Vista Ultimate 64 w/SP1 okay for a development machine?

I am updating my rig and I need to make a decision between staying with XP x64 or going to Vista x64. I do very little development, really just building products from my developers. The other 90% of my work is done with Google Apps, Skype, Office,…
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How can I force the 32-bit version of the remote desktop client to run on 64 bit Vista?

We need to run the 32-bit version of the remote desktop client on 64 bit Vista, because part of our product integrates with it, and communicates with the terminal server side app via the virtual channel. The integration loads some third party 32-bit…
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Holding cmd.exe open on Vista

I'm writing C++ console programs. After compilation, when I run the program from my file browser, cmd.exe automatically closes such that I can't see my programs output. The only way to work around this I've found is to run the program from inside…
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"Unlocker" equivalent for Vista64?

Cedrick Collomb's Unlocker is one of the most useful utilities I've ever come across - when I come across an issue in compiling that some file is locked I can just right click on the file, click "Unlocker", and it will tell me what has the file…
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How to allow 32 bit apps on 64 bit windows to execute 64 bit apps provided in Windows\System32

Say you have an app, that you want to provide users ability to browse the system32 directory and execute programs in (like telnet). What is the best method for supporting this when you need to support XP onwards as a client and 2k onwards for…
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Vista 64-bit Development Caveats

I'm migrating my development workstation from 32-bit Vista to 64-bit Vista. The production platform is 32-bit Windows Server and SQL Server 2008. Does anyone know of any issues with migrating the code base? EDIT: the system consists of web forms,…
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