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In this continuing series of Longhorn articles, I will talk about the APIs that developers will use to write the next generation of Windows applications.

Multithreading for Greater ProductivityIf you’ve ever looked at your microprocessor’s pe

Most applications need to be able to read and write files. The .NET Frameworkprovides classes that t

In part three in this series of book excerpts on the .NET FCL from VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell, learn how to work with the .NET FCL.Working with the .NET FCLDespite its vast size, the .NET FCL is a manageable collection of classesand their methods. This is because, unlike more traditional development toolssuch as [...]

Auditing for security events on critical computer systems is an essential component of a sound security policy. An audit policy is the portion of a Group Policy object (GPO) that defines which security events have success and/or failure actions audited and recorded in the Security log. A baseline audit policy is the minimum auditing you [...]

The .NET Framework has made it very simple for you to support printing in your .NET applications. In this article, I will show you the basics of printing in .NET 2.0, and how you can configure page setup, print multiple pages, preview a document before it is printed, as well as let users select a [...]

How does Word annoy you? Let us count the ways: by “correcting” the already correct text you enter; by deciding unilaterally that you want a bulleted list or a table instead of what you’ve typed; by serving up a useless blank document each time you start it; by crashing and losing your work as a [...]

In VB.NET, Windows forms have changed completely. Now a Windows form is a representation of the System.Windows.Forms.Form class in the .NET Framework. This article offers an introduction to the new underlying technology by giving examples of how to do the basic tasks of writing a Windows application. This includes creating a form, adding controls, and [...]

I’ve blogged several times recently on topics concerning Windows scripting technologies, so I thought it might be good to hear from an expert on the subject: Don Jones, a Microsoft MVP and the creator of ScriptingAnswers.com. Don is also the author of the Microsoft Windows Administrator’s Automation Toolkit, one of the volumes of the Microsoft [...]