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• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Running XBox360 games made with XNA GSE without XBox Live subscription

  Will it be possible to run games we make using XNA Game Studio Express on our own XBox360 without signing up for the XBox Live $99 yearly subscription I can see Microsoft charging developers if they want to sell commercial games. After all, most console producers sell the hardware at a loss, and must make up the difference in selling games for the platform. They will also want to ensure that bug-ridden, virus-infected, or poor-quality (e.g. as in games that are too short, badly-designed so that they aren't fun or too frustrating to start out with) do not get sold under their auspices, so as not to tarnish the XBox360's reputation in the marketplace. For security reasons, I'll doubt if Microsoft will ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Xbox 360 and XNA

  Today I purchased my subscription and I tried to connect and deploy the example Spacewars game to my Xbox, however it will not connect. I am using the USB Wireless adaptor as my office is far away from any network point and I can ping it BEFORE I connect to xbox live but not after Make sure that your code is being typed in correctly... I had problems getting mine to connect the first time I set it up and I also couldn't ping the xbox when it was waiting to connect to the computer... I ended up generating a couple of different codes and trying them until I got it working. I am also using a wireless adapter on my Xbox and PC... Oh and the characters that look like they could be 1's or I's are ALL I's (as ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Setting DisplayFullScreen in Excel: 2 issues

  I want to set Excel to use full screen mode immediately the workbook opens. In a test spreadsheet I have used both of these approaches (independently): 1. Create a macro called Auto_Open and record the mouse actions View | Full Screen 2. Use the VBA code: Private Sub Workbook_Open() Application.DisplayFullScreen = True End Sub In the test workbook both methods work fine. However I don't want the floating "Close full screen" box to be displayed. Question 1: Is there any way to inhibit this box On my real application, method 1 works OK but method 2 does not work - ie the full screen mode is not invoked. Question 2: Any ideas why method 2 (which I would prefer to use if possible) should fail There are no other macros or ...Show All

• Windows Forms Bug in VS.NET 2003?

  Ok I had some time to make a sample project to demonstrate what I feel is a bug. Either that or I am doing something wrong here. http://www.myshack.net/fotty/VSBugSLN.zip Here is a link to a simple windows form app project and class library project (both part of same solution) Zip contains only the uncompiled project files. the class library contains 1 class which extends to textbox class (just makes the font red, this is just to illustrate the fact that its a class inheriting from a control) the windows forms app contains just 1 form, and references the class library project. Open the project, and compile it in debug mode prior to viewing form1. This is because the class library DLL needs to be compiled before it can be used on the fo ...Show All

• SQL Server I-Mate JasJar And compact framework installation Problem ?

  Hi everyone here   i have a little problem : i tried to install the compact framework onto my pocket pc with windows mobile 5.0 but the installation fiailed and gave me an error . the error message said that :  the version of installation is not specified for this version of  operating   system   .. so what can i do to install compact framework on the device   please help ! Which version of the Compact Framework How exactly have you tried to install it Is this message produced on desktop or device ...Show All

• SQL Server RefCount dismatch on Row Count components

  Has anyone seen this error messageText: A call to the ProcessInput method for input 507 on component "CNT RowsInput" (505) unexpectedly kept a reference to the buffer it was passed. The refcount on that buffer was 4 before the call, and 5 after the call returned. dataCode: -2147192599 dataBytes: The CNT RowsInput transformation is right between the oledb source and the derive transformation. It is the 2nd transformation in the data flow. I use all defaults for the Data flow task and provide a valid BufferTempStoragePath. The closest/detailed explaination I found A call to the ProcessInput method for input %1!d! on %2!s! unexpectedly kept a reference to the buffer it was passed. The refcount on that buffer was %3!d! befor ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server Everywhere Edition Tools for VS2005 SP1 Beta are available

  Dear Community, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta is available for download at the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyID=61289b5d-af86-45dd-8962-e7dcc5221796&displaylang=en Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta is installed after the installation of Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta and updates the Smart Device Development components in Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta with the SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition design time UI/Dialogs, device CAB files, and includes new features like |DataDirectory| and ClickOnce support for ease of deployment We would highly ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Adjusting the size of labels

  Hi folks, Is there someone who can help me with my problem. I'm having problems to adjust the properties of labels in the properties windows. I must be doing something wrong, but whatever I change in there VB Express Ed. puts it back to size 39;13. I also reinstalled the program but this had no effect. I hope someone can give me a hint to cure this. I'll appreciate it ...and hey... thanks. Kind regards TheNewKid. ...Show All

• Visual C# Calling windows service from a web service

  Hy! I've created a windows service, and now I need to communicate with it from a web service that is running on the local IIS. How could I do this Thanks, Bruno It’s no problem at all... the short version of what a Windows Service is is that it is a type of application that requires no user interface and should simply be left alone to run in the background... when it comes to interfacing with them, the standard methods are offered through the Service Control Manager (SCM) which enables you to start, stop, pause, resume, etc the service. A Windows Service does not expose methods in the same way that a Web Service does... it instead it is more akin to a console application that after double clicking on, ...Show All

• .NET Development System.Transactions issue

  I have been trying to run the following piece of code : using ( TransactionScope txRequest = new TransactionScope ( TransactionScopeOption .Required)) { using ( SqlConnection conn1 = new SqlConnection ( "Data Source=XXXX;Initial Catalog=ULTIPRO_USG;uid=dev;pwd=pass;" )) { conn1.Open(); } using ( SqlConnection conn2 = new SqlConnection ( "Data Source=XXXX;Initial Catalog=ULTIPRO_USG;uid=dev;pwd=pass;" )) { conn2.Open(); } } The SQL server 2005 is in a different machine. Due to the fact that there is a second connection inside the transactionscope DTC is necessary and is enabled for Network Access on both machines. Whenever we run this piece of code we are ab ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions password

  Hi. I want thes users of my applications to see ****** instead of letters or numbers that they write in password textbox. How can I do that on the textbox you are entering the password in the Designer, select the textbox then in the properties, set the "PasswordChar" to the character you wish to present the text, so type in say * and press enter the textbox will now mask/cover up the entered text with the passwordChar entered ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Wizard class -- is it usabale in stand-alone C# programs?

  I'd like to add a Wizard for gathering user data to a stand-alone C# program. I found the Wizard class and the WizardStepCollection helper, but they are defined in Windows.System.Web.WebUI. This bodes ill to me. Before I try to stumble through trying to figure this out, can anyone tell me if they are usable outside of the Web Is there a posted example of their use Searching the forum I found one response from Microsoft (4/06) that said these classes weren't supported and couldn't be redistributed. Is this still true (I'm using the freebie, C# espress) Thanks, Cliff ...Show All

• .NET Development Reading SerialPort (with .Net 2.0)

  Hello, My robot sends me serial messages (packages) starting with a STX (0x02) character and ending with and EOT (0x04) character. Messages may have variable lenghts and within messages (except from first/last character) no other STX (0x02) or EOT (0x04) characters exists. My robot can send multiple messages at any time. How do I configure my SerialPort to extract individual messages from incoming data I was thinking of setting the 'SerialPort.NewLine' character to EOT (0x04) and use the 'SerialPort.ReadLine' for reading complete messages. But how can I make SerialPort execute an event if an EOT (0x04) character is received All tips are welcome. Henk Create your ow ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Configuration Failed: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Beta)

  Downloaded SharePoint Services 1.I selected Basic Button “install single server stand alone using default settings 2.Closed SharePoint Service Install and checked to start the configuration wizard. 3.Next I said yes to the popup message: The following services may have to be started or reset during configuration: Internet Information Services SharePoint Administration Services SharePoint Timer Service Choose yes to restart the services if required and continue with the configuration wizard or no to exit the configuration. 4.It starts to configuring SharePoint Products and Technologies. 5.Then I get: Configuration Failed One or more configuration setting failed. Completed configuration settings will not be rolled back. Resolve the problem a ...Show All

• SQL Server System Variables in a SSIS package

  hello all, I am having a hard time referenceing system variables. Can some one give me a quick lesson I am trying to save system variables suck as StartTime finishtime and processes ran I want to store these items into a table for use later. Thank you Jamie, I did end up changing the SQLSourceType to "Direct input" Still haveing some small problems, but I will figure them out. If I do I will post my results. Thank you again :) ...Show All