This is a simple class/demo application that shows how to check whether the account that is being used to run the application has administrative rights.

Autos - Immediate Access to Resources Without Clicking

by tc99

Immediate access to resources without clicking

Batch file caveat when running as administrator

by Indivara

Are you sure your batch file will actually do what you intended?

Batch file caveat when running as administrator

by Br.Bill

First command of the file should be:PUSHD directory_you_want_to_be_inThat solves it always. No testing for anything. No need to error out, because your expected file's gonna be in the expected directory.

Batch file caveat when running as administrator

by Reto70

if you want to run the script in the folder where the script is store you can add the following code@ECHO %0 %*@pushd@cd /D "%~dp0"@cd....@pause@popdin most case %0 is the name of the script including the full path%~dp0 is only the drive and the path of the scriptcd...

Blocking Particular Website in Computer

by John Bhatt

How can I block some website permanently like (facebook.com) and more social site on my employees computers

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Create, read and write MS Access (mdb, accdb), MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Server Compact and SQLite databases

by Emiliarge

Both MS Access formats (mdb and new - accdb), MSSQL 2008 R2, MSSQL CE, SQLite, MySQL

C# How To Read .xlsx Excel File With 3 Lines of Code

by dietmar paul schoder

Read rows and cells from an xlsx-file: quick, dirty, effective.

C# Portable Exe File

by arthur zamarin

Making an exe file from C# project that runs from any Windows, without must of Net Framework instaled.

C# Storable Box Control 1.4.0.4

by Darkencrow

A multi-drawer style collapsable UI container

C#: Read and Write Excel (*.xls and *.xlsx) Files Content without Excel Automation (using NPOI and ADO.NET)

by Emiliarge

2 ways to read and write data to *.xls and *.xls files and display it on DataGridView.

CD / DVD Tray Locker

by DaveyM69

How to prevent a CD/DVD drive from being opened.

CD / DVD Tray Locker

by Steve Maier

To get this to work in .NET 4, you have to change the DLLImport signature.[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]private static extern IntPtr CreateFile( string lpFileName, uint dwDesiredAccess, int dwShareMode, ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes, ...

Changing Windows Aero Color

by Tejashwi Kalp Taru

Ever wanted to change the Windows Aero color without restarting the DWM?

Check Digit Vertical and Horizontal

by Hernán Hegykozi

This tip explains how to calculate the Check Digit Vertical (CDV) and Horizontal (CDH) by SQL Server.

Clear Text On Windows Aero Glass

by Rixterz123

How to get text to show perfectly clearly on Aero glass

Communication between the Controllers in AngularJS

by Member 10771162

AngularJS: Communication between Controllers

Convert Arabic Number To Alphabet (التفقيط) تحويل الأرقام إلى حروف

by ahmed_alashrafy

تفقيط الأرقام العربيه

Convert doc/docx Documents to PDF with Foxit Reader

by El_Codero

Convert doc/docx documents to pdf with Foxit Reader Printer. Works without use of Word Interop/SharePoint.

Convert Numbers to Words Neatly

by Normz Antonino

This tip shows you how to convert numbers to words neatly.

Convert RTF to Plain Text (Revised Again)

by NightWizzard

Handling for hex expressions and the trailing '}'

Copy Paste and Insert in Datagridview (Winforms)

by Thava Rajan

Copy and insert data at any postion in your datagridview

Creating a Process with Medium Integration Level from the Process with High Integration Level in Vista

by Volirvag Yexela

This tip suggests the way of launching a process with Medium IL from the process with High IL.

Creating SQL Joins in Simple Steps

by Sreedhar Puligundla

Simple steps to create SQL joins by using SQL Server 2008 Management Studio

Custom (XP-like) QuickLaunch

by Adam Wojnar

An easy implementation of the taskbar-independent "quick launch"

Custom disk clean up using WSH VBScript

by Gautham Prabhu K

Perform custom disk clean up when hard disk free space goes low

Custom MessageBox with checkbox

by Avatar2400

This is a simple class that allows you to have message box with checkbox and other small features.

Days Left Timer VBS

by crackruckles

Days Left Timer VBS self deleting

Desktop Manager - Organize Your Desktop

by Ivan0001

You have too many icons on your desktop? Well, this will solve your problem. With this program, you can organize your desktop, create categories and add programs/documents to category.

Detect Amount of Arc

by Mahdi Nejadsahebi

With this algorithm, we can detect amount and knoll of an arc

Detect knoll of arc

by Mahdi Nejadsahebi

Detect knoll of an arc.

Display number or amount with commas but no decimal places or extension displayed

by Silver Lightning

Display number or amount with commas but no decimal places or extension displayed

Drop all Triggers belonging to any schema in MS SQL Server

by Matthew Taylor

How to remove Microsoft SQL Server triggers associated with a custom schema.

Execute System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect Method with Timeout Controlled by System.Threading.Timer

by JRINC

Connect to remote socket via System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect method with timeout controlled by System.Threading.Timer

Facebook blocker

by pavan1361

adding require blocking site in hosts file

Find All Windows Operating Systems

by Not Active

Plagiarized from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724429(VS.85).aspx[^]

Fixing Daylight Saving Time of Windows for Next 100 years

by Vahid_N

Microsoft has not updated Iran's daylight saving time information since 2009. Let's find out how it works and then fix it for the next 100 years!

Generative Art I

by dietmar schoder

Turtle graphics: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Generative Art II

by dietmar schoder

Read and analyse pixels: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Generative Art III: Work With Image Tiles

by dietmar schoder

Image sections and images: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Generative Art IV: Distribute Points With Poisson

by dietmar schoder

Poisson disc algorithm: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Generative Art V: Merge Pixels Like Warhol

by dietmar schoder

Merge pixels of two images into one new pop artwork

Get a list of physical disks and the partitions on them in VB.NET the easy way

by pdoxtader

Use DeviceIoControl, QueryDosDevice and WNetOpenEnum to get information about your system.

Get date from weeknumber and weekday in VBScript

by NightWizzard

Explained step by step

GetLastError as std::string

by Orjan Westin

Simple function to get the text message corresponding to a system error.

Getting Vista Style after importing old project to VS2010

by Nic Wilson

Many users ask how to get Vista or Windows 7 style dialog windows when they have imported an older project to Visual Studio 2010.To enable this is quite simple, follow the steps.1. With your project loaded, select the project in solution explorer.2. From the 'Project' menu choose...

God Mode in Windows7 and Vista

by csanuragjain

Unlocks various control options

Handling Application Settings

by Michael_Davies

Handling large numbers of application settings

Hello World, Basic Server/Client Example of WCF

by Hasan Habib Surzo

Basic Server/Client Example using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) programming

Host extern Win32 Window in WPF

by El_Codero

How to disable the Sleep button while your code is running

by PJ Arends

I needed to disable the Sleep button on my keyboard, here's how.

How to get EXE associated with a File Extension in the Registry

by Mike Meinz

Function returns exe name and command line for the provided filename and extension.

How to Get Words Separated in a String Concatenated by Delimiter

by Ankur .K. Vishwakarma

This tip shows you a T/SQL function to split a string concatenated by a delimiter.

How to Sign Device Drivers with WDK 7.1

by maratoni

This is a brief tutorial on how to sign a Windows device driver with WDK 7.1

Knockout Simple Paged Grid Demonstation

by Dinesh K.S. Kushwaha

Simple Paged Grid by using knockout js

Live Log Viewer

by Alex Wiese

Monitors log files and displays text as it is appended to the file

LodePngWin32 Class for Rendering PNG Files in Raw WinAPI

by Derell Licht

C++ class that provides a convenient wrapper for lodepng library

Logging in C++

by Pankaj Choudhary - C++ Devepoler

Logging in C++

MFC MDI Application Glue

by Christian Kleinheinz

Retrieving the correct pointer anytime and anywhere in MFC MDI applications

Multi-client server using C/Windows API

by Zanga D. Dagnogo

This is a simple multiclient server chat on a Local Area Network.

Multithreaded, Customizable SysLog Server - C#

by metastruct

Multithreaded, customizable SysLog server in C#.

Open .key and .cer files, sign string with private key

by Antonio Lopez R

Specific implemetation for Mexico CFDI. others can use as they need

Opening the Internet Browser Programmatically

by Caner Korkmaz

How to open the Internet browser from code.

Opening the Internet Browser Programmatically

by kbo-mvs

I use this one in C++ (has the advantage that you can use your preferred browser ;-):ShellExecute (NULL, NULL, _T("http://www.codeproject.com"), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

Opening the Internet Browser Programmatically

by Kevin Marois

You're incorrect. Explorer is Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer. Try this:System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("explorer");then this:System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("iexplore.exe", "http://www.codeproject.com");and this:System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("winword.exe",...

Opening the Internet Browser Programmatically

by Michael B. Hansen

If I remember correctly, then I had some issues with the above method some years ago. It would not always work on some systems.I personally use the following method to get the EXE path to the system's default browser:public static string GetDefaultBrowser(){ string browser =...

Opening the Internet Browser Programmatically

by thatraja

Given below is code for opening the Internet browser programmatically in VB 6 and VB.NET.VB 6Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _ "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _ ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As...

Peer Process and its Significance in Improving Robustness of Software Application

by Anant Beriwal

How to counter crash issue in applications

Populate TreeView from Simple "list"

by textorijum

How to SIMPLY populate TreeView from some sort of "list" variable / object / structure

Preserving ClearText when using drop shadows

by Niel M.Thomas

A tip to keep your text crisp and clear.

Print Direct To Windows Printer (EPOS Receipt)

by Michael_Davies

Printing To Line Printers (EPOS) Using Windows

Quickest Way to Create a .NET Database Application

by Subha.N

Tip to create a database application using C# .NET in the shortest time possible.

Receiving response from POP3 mail server

by evry1falls

Receiving response correctly from pop mail server is the first step on receiving emails to your own email client.

Reduce System Load and Speed Up Your Computer

by IPI Paul

Reduce system load and increase performance

Rename a directory or file name to lower case with C#

by D Y Chan

Change a directory or file name to lower case.

Rendering AltNETType (= .NET FreeType port) with OpenGL

by Demid Korneev

Example of AltNETType use in OpenGL

R-tree:Space Search Algorithm

by HateCoding

This tip will show you an example for using R-tree.

Running a Windows .NET application on Linux

by Nelson Kosta Souto

Running the same compiled assembly on Windows and Linux.

Save/Load Image between buffer

by kanbang

Save/Load Image between buffer

Section Handles Enumeration. Extending File Unlocking

by Yohamnes Hernandez

How to free blocked files, inclusive if they are mapped in memory. Something that many tools are missing.

SEH vs C++ exceptions

by Adamanteus

Intercepting SEH exceptions in C++ program

Sending and receiving strings from COM-port via jSSC in Java

by Emiliarge

How to send data to device and receive data from device through COM-port

ServicePredicateBuilder for creating Serializable Expressions

by Mohammad Dayyan, VahidJafari

A library for creating .Net Serializable Expressions to send via WCF services

Show Forms Current Monitor on Dual (or more) Monitors

by Tantum

How to show your forms in the current active display on dual (or more) monitors

Sniffing out the case of the hearing-impaired DHCP client

by Yvan Rodrigues

How I discovered that Windows Vista doesn't always play nice with DHCP servers. Google is great for finding answers if you know the right question.

SolidWidgets Grid

by Jake Franta

SolidWidgets Grid tutorial.

Some Advanced ATL Development Skills for Visual C++ Developers

by sunhui

In this paper, we will discuss some advanced skills for ATL COM development.

Trouble with HttpWebRequest Authorization

by KarstenK

RFC 2617 on the net-platform

Using C# to Monitor Bandwidth for Wireless Devices Using NetworkInterface and .NET LINQ

by Tyronne Thomas

Using C# to monitor the bandwidth for wireless devices.

Using LightSwitch Office Integration Pack with Complicated Table Relationships

by Michael_Lu

Provides tips for exporting documents involving tables connected by relationships

Using Masked TextBox in .NET

by heemanshubhalla

How to use Masked Textbox control in .NET

VB.NET Emailing System Based on Templates

by Member 10168565

How to send emails based on RTF templates containing images and attachments, while giving the user the possibility to modify the content before sending

VB.NET wrappers for much of the Windows API

by andrewbb@gmail.com

Includes most API functions except for graphics.

Vista Common File Dialog+Read Only

by Javad Taheri (drjackool)

How to use read only option in Vista common file dialog

Vista Profile Services Problem

by Dalek Dave

Fixing a Profile Services Problem when administrator password will not allow access.

Vista Profile Services Problem

by thatraja

Found this Microsoft KBError message: "The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded”, when logging on to Windows 7 or Windows Vista[^]From Link[^]:Method 1: Fix the User Account ProfileMethod 2: Log on to Windows and copy your data to a new accountMethod...

VMWare Unidentified Network Solution

by Joan M

Avoid network problems due to bad network identification on both VMWare virtual adaptors

Webix Integration with Online Geographical Maps

by sonic_youth

This tip will tell you how to add popular web maps such as Google, Nokia, OpenStreet and Yandex maps into a Webix app with just several lines of code.

Where is the Default Browser Command Line in Registry

by Leonid Belousov

This tip shows how to find the default browser command line in registry using Visual C++.

Workaround to Solve the Big Size of Cached Images

by Houssem_Dellai

Cached images will still be in memory even when navigated to another page, I'll suggest some workaround.

WPF C# / VB.NET Additional (fourth) button on window titlebar (Aero only!)

by Emiliarge

Using WindowChrome from Microsoft.Windows.Shell.dll

WPF Gradient Control

by Tanna

This is WPF Gradient Control. I didn't find a suitable gradient control which will generate a linear gradient or radial gradient brush. This is a gradient control which has a color selector and gradient generator. It can generate radial or linear gradient brush.

WPF: Compare two brushes using IsEquals

by fadi_sayyed

WPF Compare two brushes IsEquals

XSLT to transform Excel XML worksheet to "named" nodes

by Anamera

This XSLT will output an Excel worksheet containing a CSV type of record collection in a more usable XML format.

Yet Another Fully Functional ownerdraw Menu

by Steffen Ploetz

Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10