I know how to use My.Computer.Info.OSFullName to get the version of the OS. How would I go about getting the Service Pack version?
I need this to work on all versions of Windows.
Also, is there a way to check and see if the activation has been successfully completed?
I can get the current version of the os but i cannot get its service pack.
Dim OSSP As String = (Environment.OSVersion.ServicePack) Is what i tried using but i get nothing
I have written a program in VB Express 2008 and published it so I can install on another PC. When trying to install on another PC I get the error message "Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPack.Vs Version 9.0.0.0 be installed in the Global Cache (GAC) first" I have already installed the .NET 3.5 and the PowerPack but I still get the message.
View 2 RepliesIs there a Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2005 (Professional Edition)? The only one I see is for Team something or other....
View 3 RepliesAnyone have working code which can determine the Office versions from 2003 to 2010 and the ServicePacks installed for each?
View 3 RepliesI am not sure how to do this, I need to output what service pack is installed on a windows 7 machine along with what antivirus is installed. Any idea on how I would get that information using VB?
View 5 RepliesHow do i show the current OS and Service pack of a machine.
If i use
Dim OS As String = (Environment.OSVersion.VersionString)
on my vista machine it shows up as Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0
I want to check the service pack of my vs2008 but i find this:where is the service pack version gone How to check the service pack of my vs2008?
View 21 RepliesI had no errors in my VB project it was compiling nicely. I loaded SP 1 today and now I have 102 errors. Actually I'm sure more than that as 102 is the max it will show. It particularly doesn't like the date functions and isDBNull. And it balks at vbcrlf now. Here are some examples of the errors I'm getting:
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I need to be able to detect which version of Excel I have installed in my machine from some .NET code I'm developing. I'm currently using Application.Version for that, but it doesn't give me information about Service Packs.
View 4 RepliesHow they relate and differ from each? What are the best practices for version control? Is there a primer about publish online? Or a good book?
And is it possible to make ClickOnce and a msi in one solution of VS 2008? If so, is there any conflict or pitfall?
BTW I am using VB if that makes any difference.
i have a Windows service that is hosting a WCF service through net.tcp and this is working great. I have also created a WCF service application. I am trying to add the net.tcp service reference to the service application. Then I add it to the GAC that goes ok but if I try to RegAsm the WCF service application to allow it to be called from Server.CreateObject I get the error:
Warning: Type library exporter encountered a type that derives from a
generic class and is not marked as
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]. Class interfaces cannot be
exposed for such types. Consider marking the type with
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)] and exposing an explicit
interface as the default interface to COM using the
ComDefaultInterface attribute.
It does not work. I have tried to call it through a class library but this does not work either as the end point is not set correctly.
This code no longer works in ver 2007:' Obtain max resources available for Excel
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Is there any way to make my programs use a lower version of net.framework other than the newest version 4 that comes with VS2010?I use my programs within a closed network and there isn't an easy way for me to install any software since I'm not the administrator.
View 3 RepliesI'm trying to add functionality to my application that will disable buttons and checkboxes depending on what version the OS is when the app is launched. I made a test app to test this but unfortunately I can not get it to work. Here is my code:
'OS Check
Dim osValue As Object
osValue =
My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrent Version", "CurrentVersion", "5.2")
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*Note - 5.2 is Windows 2003, 6.0 is Vista, 5.1 is Windows XP
I have created a license system for my application with MySql about half a year ago. What it would do is take the serial number and send it to my server if the key was correct it would return a 0 if its wrong the return value would be a 1.The problem was that when the serial number was entered correctly my program would create a "fake file" for example vb.dll in the system.And on run time my program would check for that vb.dll if the file exist it would skip my trial program and run the app as a full version. Half year later i think creating a "fake file" and checking for it on start up is extremely wrong and that's not very good security.How can i check the difference between a full version and unregistered version?
View 23 RepliesI have a XML file with the latest application version number, I have this loaded into a variable, how can i compare this against the application.info.version to see if it's the latest version??
View 3 RepliesI want my application to do something special :D.. jks
I just want it to compare assembly version to the file version something like this (btw i also want it if it is the same i want it to enable a button):
Private Sub StartSplash_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
If Assembly Version = File Version Then
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so how do i detect Assembly & File version numbers?
I would like my program to overwrite its previous version such that users don't have to uninstall the previous version before installing the new one.
I'm guessing it has something to do with setting Publish Version (Major, Minor, Build, Revision), Assembly Version or File Version.
I have a VB2008 application which can control a windows service i.e. start, stop, pause etc. This runs ok on a Windows XP machine but not on a Win 7 machine (message is - Service error cannot open <service name> service on computer '.') ( if I stop the UAC then it runs ok ). It seems to be a rights issue,
View 3 RepliesI'm currently writing a small app that uses sqlite database.there's is system.web.sqlite.dll required to use this database and it isn't installed with .net framework by default.My client wants his app to be only 2 files (.sqlite database + exe file) with no additional DLLs etc.How to pack this DLL into exe?I tried adding this to resources and creating this file dynamically when the form loads, but it didn't worked.
View 6 Repliesi need to add framework3.5 with my application insatalation pack (.msi)so i don't let the customer download framework3.5 from internet i have to add the gframework3.5 with msi
View 11 Repliescomponent id for Visual Basic Power Pack 3.0.I need to determine if or not it is installed on my system for my setup.
View 3 RepliesThere's plenty of examples out there for other languages. Are there any examples for vb.net?
View 1 Repliesi am trying to get the value from this code:
<DIV id=lcm_simlive_countdown>00 Days, 06 Hours, 40 Minutes, 35 Seconds</DIV>
I have tried the following to do so:
Dim theVidURL As String = doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("//DIV[@id='lcm_simlive_countdown']").Attributes("value").Value
But it tells me Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
How to pack mine program ..to be protected from edit with Resource Hacker or Hex ?
View 1 RepliesI'm compiling and testing the VB programs in a download from MS of the Windows API Code Pack at url...(which is in VS 2008 and needs to be converted to run on VS 2010). So far I've resolved most of the issues, but a couple are baffling.The code as downloaded for the Taskbar demo refers to icons in the project resources as My.Resources.Green and My.Resources.Yellow and Red. Fatal errors, even though all the help pages say this is the correct way to access them. I got the build to run by removing the "My."; has there been a syntax change between VS 2008 and 2010? When I run the app, I get a message from TaskbarDemo.vshost.exe which says "This demo application needs to register .txt files as associated files to properly execute the Task related features. Filetype is not registered." Does that mean that in trying to debug the app, I have to modify the registry to associate the test program with the .txt filetype?
View 4 RepliesI have to pack and unpack a 16bit Int from/into a Ushort in VB.net This is how I thought I could do it (doesn't work, gives me overflow exception)
'Pack Int16 into ushort '
Dim usPacked = CType(Data, UShort)
'unpack Int16 from ushort '
Dim unpacked = CType(data,Int16)
I've been trying to find the Feature Pack for Visual Basic 2008, but all I seem to be able to find in the one of C++.
View 1 RepliesI am looking to learn as much about the free source html aglity pack but 99% of what I am running into is code mostly in c sharp. Is VB.NET not the preferred language for html agility pack?
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