[Cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com/) - How would I find the Cygwin&#39;s version which has been installed on my machine? (Win Vista)

How would I find the cygwin version which has been installed on my machine

I&#39;m designing a database table which will hold filenames of uploaded files. What is the maximum length of a filename in NTFS as used by Windows XP or Vista?


Maximum filename length in NTFS (Windows XP and Windows Vista)?

How can I launch an application using C#?

Requirements:
Must work on [Windows&amp;nbsp;XP][1] and [Windows&amp;nbsp;Vista][2].

I have seen a sample from DinnerNow.net sampler that only works in Windows&amp;nbsp;Vista.

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP
  [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista


Launching an application (.EXE) from C#?

I need to debug the website i &#39;m developing (ASP.NET MVC3, Razor, .NET 4, VS2010 SP1 
(as administrator)) in IIS7 (Vista Home) and getting the error:

IIS does not list a website that matches the launch url.

To test if it has to do something with the settings of the app, i did create from scratch an empty new ASP.NET MVC3 website, set for IIS, created virtual directory, launched with F5 and i worked fine!

I again did create a second website project with the exact same settings (just to be sure) and this also launched as expected.

This leads my to think that i have some configuration problem!? But what? In the past i used IIS very rare, so my knowledge is somehow limited in this direction.

Any hints?

IIS does not list a website that matches the launch url

I am using eclipse 3.4.1 Java EE under Vista. It seems to like getting stuck when building my workspace. Canceling the build doesn&#39;t seem to do anything as well.

Why is this happening and how do I fix the problem?

eclipse stuck when building workspace

I want my Python script to copy files on Vista. When I run it from a normal `cmd.exe` window, no errors are generated, yet the files are NOT copied. If I run `cmd.exe` &quot;as administator&quot; and then run my script, it works fine.

This makes sense since User Account Control (UAC) normally prevents many file system actions.

Is there a way I can, from within a Python script, invoke a UAC elevation request (those dialogs that say something like &quot;such and such app needs admin access, is this OK?&quot;)

If that&#39;s not possible, is there a way my script can at least detect that it is not elevated so it can fail gracefully?

Request UAC elevation from within a Python script?

Being totally new into node.js environment and philosophy i would like answers to few questions. I had downloaded the node.js for windows installer and also node package manager.Windows Cmd prompt is being currently used for running nodejs apps.

1. cls clears the command window or errors in command prompt. Is there a equivalent for node.js ? console.clear does not exist ;( or does it in some other form?

2. I created a server through this code below

        var http = require(&quot;http&quot;);
        http.createServer(function (request, response) {
        	response.writeHead(200, {
        		&quot;Content-Type&quot;: &quot;text/html&quot;
        	});
        	response.write(&quot;Hello World&quot;);
        	console.log(&quot;welcome world&quot;)response.end();
        }).listen(9000, &quot;127.0.0.1&quot;);

i changed the code to below and refreshed the browser to find that content type does not change, how do i get to see the changes?

    var http = require(&quot;http&quot;);
    http.createServer(function(request, response) {
      response.writeHead(200, {&quot;Content-Type&quot;: &quot;text/plain&quot;});
      response.write(&quot;Hello World&quot;);
      console.log(&quot;welcome world&quot;)
      response.end();
    }).listen(9000,&quot;127.0.0.1&quot;);

Node.Js on windows - How to clear console

I have a batch file which is in a directory and must be run from there as well because it updates files within this directory.&lt;br /&gt;
This works perfectly fine, except when the user runs the batch file as administrator (required on Vista). Then the starting directory is C:\Windows\System32.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Is there any way to still be able to know from which directory the batch file was run?&lt;br /&gt;
I dont want the user to enter the directory manually.

Windows batch file starting directory when &#39;run as admin&#39;

When an application crashes on Windows and a debugger such as Visual Studio is installed the following modal dialog appears:

&gt; [Title: Microsoft Windows]
&gt; 
&gt; X has stopped working
&gt; 
&gt; A problem caused the program to stop
&gt; working correctly. Windows will close
&gt; the program and notify you if a
&gt; solution is available.
&gt; 
&gt; [Debug][Close Application]

Is there a way to disable this dialog? That is, have the program just crash and burn silently? 

My scenario is that I would like to run several automated tests, some of which will crash due to bugs in the application under test. I don&#39;t want these dialogs stalling the automation run.

Searching around I think I&#39;ve located the solution for disabling this on Windows XP, which is nuking this reg key:

&gt; HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug\Debugger

However, that did not work on Windows Vista.



How do I disable the &#39;Debug / Close Application&#39; dialog on Windows Vista?

Which built in (if any) tool can I use to determine the allocation unit size of a certain NTFS partition ?

How can I view the allocation unit size of a NTFS partition in Vista?

I have an application that needs to detect whether or not it is running with elevated privileges or not.  I currently have code set up like this:

    static bool IsAdministrator()
    {
        WindowsIdentity identity = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
        WindowsPrincipal principal = new WindowsPrincipal(identity);
        return principal.IsInRole (WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
    }

This works to detect if a user is an administrator or not, but doesn&#39;t work if running as an administrator without elevation.  (For example in vshost.exe).

How can I determine whether or not *elevation is [already in force or] possible*?

Detect if running as Administrator with or without elevated privileges?

This question applies to Windows Vista!

I have an application which normally works without administrative privileges. There is one activity which does need administrative privilege but I don&#39;t want to start the application itself with higher privileges when I know most of time user wont even be using that feature.

I am thinking about certain method by which I can elevate the privileges of application on some event (such as press of a button). Example:

![][1]

If user clicks this button then he is prompted with UAC dialog or consent. How can I do this?


  [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/7wMTs.jpg

How to elevate privileges only when required?

I need my software to be able to run as administrator on Windows Vista (if someone runs it without administrative permissions, it will crash). 

When launching other software, I&#39;ve seen a prompt by the system like &quot;this software will run as administrator. do you want to continue?&quot; when the app was trying to acquire administrative privileges.

How do I request administrative privileges when running an c# app on Windows Vista?

How to request administrator permissions when the program starts?

I am unable to start GlassFish, because it keeps showing this error message:

    SEVERE: Shutting down v3 due to startup exception : No free port within range: 8080=com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.monitor.MonitorableSelectorHandler@ed7d1

How can I find what applications are using what ports on Windows&amp;nbsp;Vista?
I have tried using nmap zenmap using the following target:

http://127.0.0.1:8080

But all I get is this:

    Starting Nmap 5.51 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-08-05 12:05 Central Daylight Time

    NSE: Loaded 57 scripts for scanning.

    Read data files from: C:\Program Files\Nmap
    Nmap done: 0 IP addresses (0 hosts up) scanned in 4.55 seconds
               Raw packets sent: 0 (0B) | Rcvd: 0 (0B)
    WARNING: No targets were specified, so 0 hosts scanned.


How do I find which application is using up my port?

I have a small script that performs the build and install process on Windows for a [Bazaar][1] repository I&#39;m managing. I&#39;m trying to run the script with elevated, administrative privileges from *within* the Windows shell (cmd.exe)--just as if I&#39;d right-clicked it and chosen *Run as Administrator*, but without using any method that requires use of the graphical interface.

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_%28software%29


How do you run a command as an administrator from the Windows command line?

I have a problem where my ASP.NET controls are not able to be referenced from the code behind files. 

I found a solution in Stack&amp;nbsp;Overflow question [ASP.NET controls cannot be referenced in code-behind in Visual Studio 2008][1].

But I cannot seem to find my Visual Studio cache to clear it. I am using Visual Studio 2005 on Windows Vista.


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38670/asp-net-controls-cannot-be-referenced-in-code-behind-in-visual-studio-2008

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