Hey http://www.graffitiwallpaper.com/[^] Just searched on my good friend Google Found the site above ^ it seems free and the pictures are high quality Hope this helped

Benjamin Dodd

Kevin McFarlane wrote:

they're trying to cram in a substantial part of .NET 3.5 in 4-5 MB.

OK, hmmm MS on a mission. Will they succeed? Maybe craming this will only making the situation worse :) Well we will have to wait till 2010. Come on Microsoft surprise us :)

Benjamin Dodd

OK, thanks for the link. Have just read the short paragraph: "In the year that has passed since Microsoft released Windows Vista to business users, the operating system has gained a reputation in the channel as a bloated memory hog that many companies are avoiding like a trip to the dentist". This is true, i heard from college buddies that it uses a lot of RAM. "But Microsoft partners have a more positive opinion of Windows 7, the next generation of Windows that Microsoft expects to ship in the 2010 timeframe. That's because Windows 7 will be based on MinWin, a scaled down version of the Windows core that will also serve as the framework for Windows Server and Windows Media Center". 2010 can't wait. "MinWin's source code base takes up about 25 megabytes on disk, compared to about 4 gigabytes for Vista". 25 MB :o, what does this mean exactly? "Solution providers see this as a sign that Microsoft has learned its lesson from trying to cram too much into the Windows OS, and some feel that Windows 7 will be a roaring success in the market". Didn't the say that about Vista? Information found at http://www.neowin.net/news/main/07/12/03/microsoft-partners-minwin-could-soothe-vista-headaches[^] Any views on this? Will Windows 7 be a success or will Microsoft crash and burn? :)

Benjamin Dodd

Really? I didn't know that. But like was said earlier, there is nothing wrong with XP :). I have just compared my XP memory usage meter to that of mt brothers XP. It turns out, his laptop is using 500MB of RAM with no applications open. While XP was using 100MB of RAM with no applications running. So, Kevin, do u believe Vista has been a success?

Benjamin Dodd

Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) wrote:

WHY DO WE NEED A NEW OS? WHAT IS WRONG WITH WINDOWS XP?

I agree here, i have been using Windows XP for over 3 years now. I find it a rather amazing OS considering it is MS software. Compared to ealier MS Operating Systems, XP is very good indeed. I do believe MS bought out Vista to early, at the early stages of sale, people were scared to buy it after hearing stories of bugs in it and errors. Maybe MS should have used Vista alot themselves before realising it to the public. Well, thats what i think, but with very little use of Vista i can't say much, although my brother uses it on his 1GB speed Laptop.

Benjamin Dodd

Hi everyone :) Been a while since i have posted a topic. I was just randomly thinking about Microsoft and the way they do things. When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved, i mean the file cant be deleted, i mean what does it mean when you delete a file? Can the files be retrieved? Thanks in advance.

Benjamin Dodd

Jerry Hammond wrote:

Huh? Can you give an example?

Well, for features i have mentioned how files and folders can be viewed as thumbnails, icons etc. Another feature i have mentioned is the shortcuts, that when u click on a file, in the left hand column, XP have included links like 'cut' 'publish to web' etc. There are features. But what are the functions, is that what XP can perform, like system restore? Thanks

Benjamin Dodd

Hey everyone, i just got this college assignment and i need a little bit of help. I have named and described a lot of XP Features but now i need to name and describe functions. I can't see the difference between XP functions and features. Could someone help me please? Thanks very much Benjamin Dodd

Benjamin Dodd

Hi everyone, I was just wondering what people in this forum preferred, Windows XP or Linux, i personally use Windows XP as I have been using Windows the majority of my life. However i have used Linux, some time ago when I installed it on my Laptop, i found it Ok considering it was a free source piece of software. Although Windows does offer functions that are not present on Linux such as disc defragmentation and disc clean up, such utility software is vital to some. So, What do you prefer, Windows or Linux? Thanks

Benjamin Dodd

hey, does anyone known how to set up a network using windows xp? i would like to set up a home network however I'm not sure what hardware i need, i have an ethenet cable and my house has wireless internet which all the computers in the house connect to. I would like to be able to access files and folders on other computers in the house, this would save time moving files from computers via cds. Thanks in advance

Benjamin Dodd

thanks

Benjamin Dodd

C# reversed the code for me....now it says 'System.Diagnoatics.Process' and recognises this. After this i put....'.("C:");' now it says.....Identifier expected and higlights the '('

Benjamin Dodd

It says Process 'does not exist in the current context. What am i doing wrong? :(

Benjamin Dodd

N a v a n e e t h wrote:

Create a new website url shortcut file. Open that file using Process.Start() method

This code didn't work :( i am using Visual C# 2005 express edition it said that ''Process' does not exist in the current context' am i doing something wrong here? i put this code under the 'button1_Click' area

Benjamin Dodd

yep, thanks alot mate for the help i will try this now as i have just loaded up my laptop thanks

Benjamin Dodd

Christian Graus wrote:

if you have 20 web pages in this folder, how would you expect windows to just pick one, or even know you wanted to open a web page ?

ooops i forgot that bit :( thanks for your help is this right then ("C:\Documents and Settings\stc12191\My Documents\google") ps. i cannot check the code now as i am not on my laptop which has c# installed

Benjamin Dodd

Thanks for your help.

N a v a n e e t h wrote:

Open that file using Process.Start() method

so, example - Process.Start(C:\Documents and Settings\stc12191\My Documents) is that right :s i saved a webpage in my documents, so if i use the code: Process.Start(C:\Documents and Settings\stc12191\My Documents) will that open the web page :) thanks

Benjamin Dodd

Hey :) I have recently started C# programming and was wondering, when i create a button i can make it display a message box however i want to know how this same button can also open a website URL. Thanks in advance

Benjamin Dodd

Richard A. Abbott wrote:

Best of luck doing your BTEC. I assume from your age (your biography) this is your first year of post 16 education. Enjoy this next two years but ensure that your assignments comprehensively cover what is needed (in other words, strive for Distinction grades) and submit them on-time. Don't be afraid to ask questions here at Code Project but when you ask questions, don't ask for people to do your work for you, and show that when you ask questions you have made an attempt to answer them yourself. And if you require advice on resources such as books and tutorials, then ask. also After your modified original message, please take this as a warning, whenever you put pen to paper, make sure you do not violate the laws of copyright thus provoke questions of plagiarism. Nothing is more certain to get you marked down using the works of somebody else and passing them off as your own. And make sure your submissions follows the rules of the Harvard Referencing System [^] or such similar referencing system your college prefers.

Thanks everyone for you help, i wasn't trying to pass it off as my own i just forgot to put in it speech marks :( sorry if that offended people. and yes i have just started college, i'm aiming for Distinctions all way through. I need 2 distinctions and a merit to get into university, where hopefully i will study Computer Science and AI. Thanks

Benjamin Dodd

Richard A. Abbott wrote:

Is that a BND course you are doing? Your college library should have many books you can borrow. See if they can lend you PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition by Robert Bruce Thompson; Barbara Fritchman Thompson. Publisher: O'Reilly. Pub Date: July 2003. ISBN: 0-596-00513-X

Hey, thank you for your help i shall look that book up. I am doing a National Diploma in ICT a BTEC Course which will give me the qualifications to study Computer Science with Artificial Inteligence in University

Benjamin Dodd