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Programming / Operating Systems / Why did Microsoft do a screw things up?

« on: March 10, 2010, 05:39:47 AM »

When I was learning visual basic, 5 or 6, I was able to learn windows forms and form object functions by selecting a premade 1-x forms template. This template would come with a menu bar with open file dialog box and about box. And the about box had a Ok/Close button. By having these simple premade teamplates it made it easy for me to check properties and get basic properties to how a menu strip and button would work.

Examples:

I was able to use a button/menustrip to open a new form
I was able to use a button/menustrip to close a form

These are two very basic functions I know, but also two very basic functions I totally forgot. And since Visual Studio 2008 dont have these types of templates available I have no examples. And to be honest I am just now relearning everything, so can anyone give me two templates in C#?

1. A template with a button and menustrip that does the same thing, open a new form (form2). In the second form (form2), an ok button that closes the form (form2). And an exit on the menustrip of the main form (form1), that closes the program. Very basic I know.

2. An open/save file control, that will open the open/save file dialog box.

The book I am reading explains C# in a great way, right now its covering Objects. It has done a great way of explaining everything, but this chapter is amazing.

Hardware Design / Building a Media PC.

« on: March 04, 2010, 08:20:39 AM »

This is from the original post I started...

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This is all due to my PS3 Dying, I need a new laser and cannot afford it.

I have probably 3 extra pc's layin around here from when I used to do everquest, they are 4gb 2.0-3.0 single/dual amd processors.

I want to build one of them into a media player. Im having a problem with my main PC showing blu ray video on my TV since the TV is on a different video card (vNidia GeForce 9800+ 1gig video ram) and not on the main screens video card. idk why.

So what I want to do.

Media Player w/current codecs
connected to tv
USB remote for media center (That can be used to bring pc out of sleep/heibernate mode, power on pc) I own this, need help with bios settings.

Now my questions:
Can anyone suggest any single media program over another? I would love just an OS for something like this.
Would Linux be a good OS? XP Media Center? XP x64, Vista 64, Win7 64?

I have...

TV Tuner w/AM/FM Tuner and PVR
Asus MB
1TB HD Sata
Blu Ray Drive
GeForce 9800+
HP Windows Media Center Remote (USB IR Sensor)
PC Case
20/1 Card Reader
550w Fanless PS
Dolby Digital 7.1 Sound Card
37" HDTV Vizio
Sony Home Theater System
Logitech Harmony 590 Remote (booyah!)
Linksys wmp54g wifi card
HDMI Cables
DVI Cables
DVI to HDMI Cables
TV has these inputs, RGB, Composite, HDMI, VGA, DVI, Svideo (I know which ones are best and which ones suck)
Wireless Keyboard w/mouse touchpad

So basic operational abilities I want...

1. Using my remote to "power on" the media center pc (I know this is a bios setting)
2. Using the Remote to put PC to "Sleep", "Standby", "Hibernate". (This is a remote setting I know)
3. Ability to play .mkv, avi, mp3, wmp, mp4, mov, rm, files. And Blu Ray/DVD discs.
4. Open the media center program I choose on boot in full screen. (I know how to put this in startup)

So here is my list of questions...

1. What is the best OS? Is Linux even a logical choice?
2. Is there a Media Center OS? Like what is used for PS3 and Popcorn Time and other hdd players?
3. Best setup in terms of resolution? (TV is capable of 1080p)
4. Best cable to use? HDMI to HDMI, is not possible as best I have is DVI and VGA output. But have DVI to HDMI. VGA however allows the tv to "sleep" and act much more like a monitor.
5. I want software capable of playing music and movies, that can also do playlists.

So, is windows media center considered the best? Or are there others out there that are better, with more functionality? Right now I am researching, I will be googling media center pc design after I post this, but I trust my friends here in their opinions and suggestions. I look forward to reading this.

also good "Free" or "Free-ish" Software to rip blu rays to HDD and re-encode to mp4, mkv ect.

Scripting Languages / VS 2008 C# Form Dropdown box Question.

« on: March 03, 2010, 10:22:02 PM »

Okay so I have a dropdown box with two options. Option1 and Option2.

I also have a control grid for each which is by default hidden unless the choose one of the two options.

If they choose option1, option1controls will appear.

If they choose option 2, option2controls will appear.

My question is, how do I set it to do that? I highlight the dropdown list control, filter through all the options and cant seem to find the property stings I have in the list. Or a way that if this one is selected, show this control if this one is selected show the other.

Secondly, I need a directory selection path, for the uo client files. I have tried every control there is in VS2k8 forms and cant seem to find this one.

Finally anyone got a good site with documentation and "how to" with regards to forms?

General UO Chat / Yep Im Evil

« on: March 01, 2010, 07:33:31 PM »

I always thought I was a good guy, turns out I am pretty evil.

Television/Movies / Nightmare on Elm St

« on: February 28, 2010, 10:02:11 AM »

SWEEEEEEEET!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179056/

Scripting Chat / Why isint this finding gold in my secure?

« on: February 24, 2010, 08:50:45 PM »

Okay, the point of this sub is to take leftover gold in my backpack, drop it in a secure IN my bank. Then drag 2500 gold out of the secure IN my bank and drop it in my backpack.

Its taking it out of my pack fine, but the nit tells me I am out of gold (when I have over 1 mill in gold in the secure in my bank.)

Code: [Select]

set %gold POF

Display Ok Select Supply Container IN BANK.
  set #targcurs 1
      while #targcurs = 1
         wait 1
         set %secure #ltargetID
      set #lobjectID #ltargetID
      event macro 17
      wait 20
gosub getgold
Sub GetGold
    Finditem POF C_ , #backpackid
             exevent drag #findid #findstack
             exevent dropc %secure
    finditem POF C_ , %secure
         if #findkind = 0
            {
            display You are done. You are out of Gold.
            halt
            }
         exevent drag #findid 2500
         wait 10
         exevent dropc #BackpackID
         wait 20
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Programming / Operating Systems / Help for Windows 7 ~ Mucho Questions for you OS gurus!

« on: February 21, 2010, 03:34:20 PM »

Okay, since I figured out the "popup" issue I reinstalled Windows 7, I love it, especially cine it can run my TV as my 3rd monitor now. (Issue with nvidia and ATI cards and XP)

But there are some things I want to change/alter/ect and I dont know how. I am hoping you guys can point some links my way or quick easy fixes.

I miss my quicklaunch bar, I cant seem to get it back either Is there a way to do this? (Right next to the start menu like before)
My theme is fine, but how do I change just the Windows start button? I would like Red, or even animated would be neat.
The TV I am using is a 37" Vizio LCD HDTV, I am going to use this for windows media player or media center. As of right now it is an extension of my desktop. This I dont need. I dont need this TV on 24/7 but since my PS3 laser took a dump, I cant watch blu rays. So this is a perfect solution until I can fix the laser. Is there a way to have this be a stand alone 3rd monitor, not an extension of my desktop (I know this is possible in display settings) and have only media center and media player and possibly select other AV programs open only in that Monitor/TV? This is obviously for watching movies and I have a media center remote and a logitech harmony remote as well. But the TV would only be used for that purpose. Anyone know a way to make this dream a reality?
Any links on how to make custom Themes? That would be great. I love black and blue themes, black taskbar, glossy, blue bubble type slider bars. Any links or programs people can provide that people use?

Thanks in advance, I think that is all I need for now. All I have to do now is figure out what services I dont need running to speed things up. Although with a 3gig quad core, 8gb ram, I dont think that will add much performance beyond what I have now lol.

Scripting Chat / How would I make a script to drop an item?

« on: February 20, 2010, 02:06:10 PM »

How would I make a script to drop an item from my backpack on the ground near me?

Off Topic / 8 Bit D&D

« on: February 19, 2010, 02:12:04 PM »

Oldie but a goodie.

General UO Chat / Fixed ultra-fast popup in Windows 7.

« on: February 18, 2010, 03:38:50 AM »

For those of you who were having a problem with Windows 7 and a weird popup issue (It happened so fast you could not see a window or anything) this only happened running UO for me.

I found the fix here on my laptop since I upgraded to windows 7.

1. Goto your UO directory right click on "client.exe"
2. Choose "Properties"
3. Click on the "Compatibility" tab.
4. Click the check box "Run this program in compatibility mode for..."
5. Set the drop down list to "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
6. Go down to "Privlage Level" click the check box there.
7. Click "Apply" then "Ok"

Goto your UOAssist/Razor Directory

1. Right click on "Razor.exe"
2. Choose "Properties"
3. Click on the "Compatibility" tab.
4. Click the check box "Run this program in compatibility mode for..."
5. Set the drop down list to "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
6. Go down to "Privlage Level" click the check box there.
7. Click "Apply" then "Ok"

Goto your Easy UO Directory

1. Right click on "EUO.exe"
2. Choose "Properties"
3. Click on the "Compatibility" tab.
4. Click the check box "Run this program in compatibility mode for..."
5. Set the drop down list to "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
6. Go down to "Privlage Level" click the check box there.
7. Click "Apply" then "Ok"

Doing this fixed this problem and I am confident I will be re-upgrading my main PC back to Windows 7 sicne it did seem to run better.

Symptoms of having this issue:
1. While playing UO there would be a quick pop-up of some kind, so fast you cant even see it.
2. The task bar would show a window in a split second then it would disappear.
3. Seemed to happen a lot more when running any kind of script.
4. Would cause random "Program not responding" for a few seconds to a minute or more.

I hope this helps some of you who have had this problem.

Player Templates / Mage Template Kinda, need opinions...

« on: February 15, 2010, 10:42:03 PM »

Okay here is what I have so far, this is a purely pvm template, for farming peerless.

110 Magery
110 Eval
110 Med
110 Focus
110 Myst

Now I can add two more skills and I am trying to figure out what to add. For doing some mobs, like travesty and or shimmer ect, fields can be very good, so I made a list of a few skills I am considering and the reasons why.

100 Poisoning
Deadly Poison Fields.

100 Alchemy
Greater Explosions, Conflags and Pot chugging

100 Wrestle
Defense and Disarm since I use scrappers.

100 Inscription
Bonus to spell dmg and self buffs like magic reflect.

Now, focus has been changed to effect dmg of myst spells, which imo is great because 100 focus and med makes mana regen awesome! I was thinking spellweaving, but it kinda sucks and all I would use it for is charm and maybe some other small things. But maybe adding that with poisoning or wrestle would make a big diggerence with AOL's.

Off Topic / OnlyinDreams Just for you!

« on: February 12, 2010, 03:22:30 AM »

Updated Avatar and Siggy

Off Topic / Building a Custom Laptop like a PC.

« on: February 09, 2010, 06:22:49 PM »

My Dad asked me tonight, why we dont put Windows XP 64 on our HP laptop. I had to reply with, I tried. But everytime the install menu comes up, the system reboots itself. We then got into a discussion as to why building your own PC is better than buying HP, Compaq, Dell, ect. The OEM Windows and drives you need. And most of the time the montherboard is only compatable with their case. Now this got me to thinkin. With laptops your stuck with name brand. I mean there arent any "White Box" laptops. Your pretty much stuck with a hp, compaq, dell, ect case and mobo minimum. No updating the mb ect.

Unless my observations are wrong, can you buy a "generic" laptop case? One that fits the monitor size you want, then add in a universal mobo, memory ect?

I have never heard of something like this, but we would be 100% on board with building our own laptop as we can with our PC's.

Any input?

UO Reference Information / Creature Types for your scripts.

« on: February 07, 2010, 05:06:02 AM »

I want to compile a list of most used or all Creature types for easy reference Alphabetical too lol. So Im gonna start it...add more as you find them I will try and update this as much as I remember, but Gmods and Admins feel free if I fall behind. I only ask that...

1. If we got a name and type in the list, delete the post of the person that added it once its in the list to keep this short and so questions can be addressed easily.
2. If a creature has more than one ID make sure to try and get them all or add them.
3. IF you want your name to be added to credits say so in your post, or else I wont update it.
4. Keep it alphabetical if you mod this original post, so it will be easy to find what your looking for.