Category Archives: CodeProject

WMI Code Creator For Windows Forms For VB.Net

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

This is  a project for creating code like the WMI Code creator but the output is for VB.Net and Windows Forms Instead of for a Console Application.   The Project Reason Anyone that has used the WMI Code Creator knows … Continue reading →

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Windows form screenshot and print preview in VB.Net

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

How to take a screen shot of a windows form and then print it.   As I am working on an application, I end up with several smaller test application to learn about different ways to do something. After creating … Continue reading →

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How to convert a Fraction to Decimal

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

This little test program has allot of user input validation.   About 10 years ago while working as a pipefitter I was called upon to figure out how to fit a riser pipe onto a reducer. Since the reducer is … Continue reading →

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Using the service controller in VB.Net

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Using the service controller is really very easy. All of my applications come about from something I’m working on at the time. This time I needed a way for my mom to temporarily stop the Microsoft Security Essentials  service which … Continue reading →

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Converting a SID in Array of bytes to String version in VB.Net

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

This is a program that converts SID’s with 1 – 5 sub Authorities  , from Array of bytes to the String Format In my last post I was looking for a way to convert the array of bytes , (SID: … Continue reading →

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Win 8 Preview II

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

This is my second attempt at trying the preview. After my first attempt to navigate around the developer preview turned into a nightmare and trying to get out of the metro style apps. and also trying  figure out how to … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Developer Preview

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

My Short experience with testing it. I kept hearing so much about the Windows 8 and the Developer Preview, so I decided to download and install it.It turned out that the file was just a wee bit to big to … Continue reading →

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Another Way To Get Windows XP OS Bit Version in VB.Net

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

This little project is the result needing a way to identify Windows XP Bit Version for another program I wrote. While trying to help my mom with a problem with her computer over the phone I decided to have her … Continue reading →

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Converting VB Script To VB.Net

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

My Last Post Titled “Event 10 Mystery Solved” (found here.), Left me with a Question about the binary version of the SID, A returned value of  CreatorSID: 1,5,0,0,0,0,0,5,21,0,0,0,190,118,173,34,87,198,105,19,239,226,7,24,244,1,0,0 I started searching the net to see if anyone has posted a … Continue reading →

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