I use a lot of custom software for work and between anti-virus/anti-malware programs and Windows 10’s built-in safeguards I occasionally find my software unable to run. I scoured the Internet and only one solution always worked for me; System File Checker. Before you use System File Checker it is important to run the Deployment Image…
Tag: Windows
Windows 7 + AOA Fan = Ear Damage
After upgrading my Acer Aspire One to Windows 7 I noticed that the fan had gone from an annoying little background hum to the sound an old hard drive makes as it drags its broken heads across the platter while it boots up or runs long. I thought briefly about opening up the machine and…
No, I don’t want to reboot!
I don’t ask for much out of Microsoft and their Vista software. As long as I can run the programs I want to when I want to I’m pretty satisfied. in fact I don’t even notice that I’m running Vista except when I try to do something that requires admin rights.When something I want to…
Re-usable Code: Populating Listboxes in Windows
One thing most programmers who program for windows will have to deal with is the Listbox.The Listbox is a very useful item in the programmers arsenal. It’s cousin, the ComboBox is a close second. You can use a Listbox to display a list of items to a user and allow them to select and item…