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Use for questions about programming with or for Windows 7, a past release of Microsoft Windows. General software or troubleshooting questions not directly related to programming are off topic and should be posted on Super User

Windows 7 is an edition of Microsoft Windows, released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista, which was released three years prior, and is succeeded by Windows 8.

A fully detailed description of Windows 7 can be found at the Wikipedia page on Windows 7 and also on the Microsoft website. It's based on the Windows NT line of Windows.

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OpenCV on Android Using Eclipse

I'm having a hell of a time importing OpenCV into my Android project. I've already tried this tutorial: http://opencv.itseez.com/doc/tutorials/introduction/android_binary_package/android_binary_package.html and it did not work because Eclipse…
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visual studio 2010: the application data folder for visual studio cannot be created

I just installed visual studio 2010 on my win7 32 bit computer and i get the following message when I start it: "the application data folder for visual studio cannot be created" I had this same version of visual studio on my xp sp3 computer and it…
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install python3 + lxml on windows

I would like to install python3 with lxml on windows 7. There seems to be several versions available. What's the best version/way to install? By best I mostly mean the easiest. Points if I don't have to compile anything.
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Where is the .Net Configuration Tool (mscorcfg.msc) in Windows 7?

I am having trouble running a website on my new Windows 7 machine, and I think the issue is solved by setting the runtime security policy to Full Trust, however I can't find that tool anywhere on my machine I can't find it in Control Panel, the…
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Registry entry differs in windows 7 64 bit

I have installed a software Foxit Reader (PDF reader) My application checks whether this software has been installed or not by checking the following entry exists or not. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader It seeems to have…
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WM_TOUCH is not immediately sent with touch down event

I am working with a touch screen and using Windows 7 built in drivers (as it never prompted me to install any). it works fine, except for one small issue. When I touch the screen, it will not send the WM_LBUTTONDOWN until I move my finger off the…
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Why can't my program delete the files it creates under Win7?

I've made a Java program in Eclipse. I started on Windows XP, but have recently upgraded. As part of it's saving mechanism, the program writes the settings to a file settings_new.sav. If that goes ok, it deletes the settings.sav, and renames the new…
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windows 7 user privilege and security review

I want to show my users (and myself) what their privileges are and give them the ability to elevate their privilege (or get someone else to) before running the MakeSymbolicLink command. The equivalent command line command (mklink) requires elevation…
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windows 7 64 bits incorrect PATH when loading 32 bits library for 32 bits exe

I have an exe which depends on libeay32.dll. Both compiled for 32 bits. I have copied the exe to C:\Program files (x86)\app\bin and the dll to C:\Program files (x86)\app\lib. To ensure the correct working, i have added C:\Program files (x86)\app\lib…
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Python Interpreter not installed after installing Aptana Studio3

I was under the impression that installing Aptana Studio 3 also installed the python interpreter. when I try to create a PyDev project it says that "Project Interpreter not specified" So it will not let me proceed. Is there any documentation on how…
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Improve Ruby on Rails Performance Windows 7

I'm pursuing Ruby on Rails development but using windows to perform rake and rails tasks is PAINFULLY slow, but I heard it's quite the opposite on Linux. I'm using a Netbook (Acer Aspire One 722) for development and using VirtualBox to run Ubuntu is…
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C# Get user picture (Avatar)

I'm referring to C# - How to get current user picture but I never found a solution. (I'm working on Win7 OS) For some users, the picture is located on C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\UserName.bmp (where UserName is user nickname) for others…
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Windows 7-compatible icon set in a Delphi 2007 application

What is the right way to define a win7-compatible icon set in a Delphi application ? ( variable size on desktop ) I have designed a 256*256 icon then made the 16*16, 24*24, 48*48 variants. ( in Microsoft UX guide, they seem to say that these sizes…
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A multitude of problems trying to install Python bcrypt on Windows (x64)

This problem has been mentioned elsewhere, but it does not provide a working solution, so I would still like to keep a ticket open. c:\Users\me\Desktop\temp\py-bcrypt-0.2>setup.py install build --compiler=min gw32 running install running…
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Setting up smtp on windows-7 iis-7.5

I have configured a php/mysql app on my local laptop using iis7 for testing. I use php mail() to send emails using localhost smtp service on the server and want to replicate locally for testing. (it has been working fine for a long time on the…
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