Category Archives: CodeProject
Get the last write time of a registry key in VB.Net using PInvoke
For a while I have been trying to find out how to get the last write time of a registry key but after digging thru the object browser in VS 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 there appears to be no … Continue reading
Get the Security Descriptor of a Windows Service With WMI
Reason for Project: A while back I wrote a little utility to temporarily turn off the Microsoft Security Essentials Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware service. In January of 2013 I discovered that my application no longer worked due to an Access denied … Continue reading
WMI Code Creator For Windows Forms For VB.Net
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
Windows form screenshot and print preview in VB.Net
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
How to convert a Fraction to Decimal
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
Using the service controller in VB.Net
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
Converting a SID in Array of bytes to String version in VB.Net
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
Win 8 Preview II
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
Windows 8 Developer Preview
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
Another Way To Get Windows XP OS Bit Version in VB.Net
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
PC's Xcetra Support 