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A collection of 8 posts

CMake

Path error when building with Conan and CMake

An autorun registry entry left behind by Conda can cause Conan/CMake builds to fail on Windows

3 min read
batch

Emit audible warning from a batch script

How to make a Windows batch script emit an audible beep.

1 min read
Windows

Changing the emulation mode of the Microsoft Web Browser ActiveX control

An ActiveX browser control may emulate IE7 by default. This behaviour can be changed using a registry key.

2 min read
Windows

NSIS Access Control problem with built-in users group

User group names on Windows Vista onwards are localised strings. When setting file permissions in an installer, you may need to use a Security Identifier instead.

2 min read
c++

Introduction to Win32 Named Pipes (C++)

A tutorial about using synchronous named pipes in the Win32 API to transfer data between processes.

6 min read
php

PHP quirk: shell commands breaking on Windows

How to work-around a PHP quirk which prevents some shell commands from running on Windows.

1 min read
c++

Using GDI+ in C++ Win32 programming

A tutorial to help you start using GDI+ in your C++ programs on Windows.

2 min read
c++

Working with COM and DirectShow

A very rough overview of COM, and an example of using DirectShow to play a video in a C++ program.

3 min read
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