I have set white color as the transparent key of my form, It show properly. After I chnaged the opacity of the form, The white color is shown, how can I make the form with this two effect? That is, opacity = 0.5 and the white color is transparent? Thank you.

I have an application using .NET framework 1.1 Is it ask user to install if they don't have install .NET framework? Please tell me if there is the way, Thank you.

I am using VS2003, VB.NET, Windows2000+. Is it possible? Thank you.

I have create a watch folder object to c:\temp, but something, the create event is fired when the large file is not completed. Is there any existing method of other event to get the event when the document is completed?

In my case, I have a file placed on a file server, I can set the permission about the folder/file. How can I let the user can read the file in the application I create but they cannot direct access the file out of my application?

I found that there is some activeX installed to my IE, We may see them at IE -> Tools -> Manage Add-ons. I know one of this is using for capture a drop event, eg: When the user drop a email form outlook and then the activeX will do something. If I need to write something such capture the drop event, What topic should I go for?

I find most article about this topic using c#, does there any article in VB.NET ? Or, There is no way in VB.NET ? Many Thanks.

As the title, Thank you!

I have make a application that the user will open a whole day, The application contains a folder watcher, when new file created in that folder, A event will rise. How can I set my application at the top of screen? I have tried me.show, me.activate, me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized ... All these cannot work properly.

I have create a project, and some guids is in register. How can I drop the project completely with register?

I am going to using DSOFILE.dll in my application. It is a free component provided by Microsoft, but I find most of client doesn't have this component. For easy maintainance, I hope this component can embed to my application. How can I do that? I don't wanna use shell() actually. Thank you friends.

There are 2 forms, named as form1 and form2 form1_onLoad dim a as new form2 a.showDialog(me) when the form2 closed(dispose), the focus will back to form1. The case is, after form2 dispose, the screen will refresh shortly. I have tried a lot of time, it seems that my application will minisize in a shorttime and then show the form1. How can I remove the "refresh" ?

Sorry, My situation is, Show the box topmost, but doesn't take the focus from main form.

I have make a form (bollon) just have the same function and appearence of new email arrive in Outlook 2003. It shows very nice, but it take the focus when I show the ballon. How can I show it but without take the focus? Thank you!

I have create a application on every computer in my office, all of them are user a same domain (let say "myDomain"), How can I get myDomain computer list? And then send message to come of computer. How can I do so ? TCP client /server ?

As the title, Thank you!

I have a application which will check some data in database accroding to a timer, I would like to show a message just like the new email/message alert box in MSN MESSAGER or OUTLOOK 2003. How can I do that? Besides that, how can I get the focus to my application when The checking indicate some differnece? Thank you!

Thank you so much and It is really a great hint for me, but it does not work by copy and paste. Where should I place it in my module ? Thank you~

I am going to read AD in VB.NET using directoryService. I find there is lack of acticle to talk about these field, All of them are in c#, Does anyone can provide me some information in VB.NET? Thank you!

Some XP user use the XP form style, some of them disable the style to use the classic one. However, this style really affect the look of my form. How can I know what is this setting in user computer?