Windows Development Resources

Knowledge Base articles will be referenced on Microsoft’s Premier site in the following format: https://premier.microsoft.com/premier/library/default.aspx?path=kb;[ln];n The ln in the example represents the language designation, and the n represents the content number of the article. Keep in mind that this is how articles will be referenced on the site. You don’t need to know the language value to find an article; all you need is the content number. Articles on the support site will be referenced in the following format: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=n Again, the n represents the content number of the article. Your browser’s language settings will determine the correct translation. If you want to request an article in a specific language that’s different from your browser’s default, you can do so by entering the URL in the following format: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;[ln];n The [ln] represents the designated Knowledge Base value for the desired language. So, to access the German language version of article 321722, you would enter the URL as follows: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;de;321722

Resource Kits

Win2K Resource kit tool downloads

Microsoft Newsgroup Archives | Microsoft Newsgroups

DLL Info - find software containing a DLL

WindowsXP Expert Zone

Development Resources

MSDN (Microsoft Developer’s Network)

Windows Platform Development—This Microsoft site focuses on the creation of software for Windows. It has resources, drivers, specifications, and more.

Apply Best Practices

VB Wire—"Visual Basic news and information source." This actively maintained site offers all the latest about VB advancements and deployments.

ASP Smith (Steven A Smith) .NET training

metabuilders.net - .NET free code

Peter Blum

Weblogs on ASP

For Source Safe replacements: use PVCS, VAULT, Source Depot - MS Internal

NET Development

.NET Dev Source

GotDotNet - Framework Community

Rackspace | InnerHost | InterLand

Microsoft CLI Source Code

ASP.NET Free .NET App Development IDE

Hunter Stone MCP

.NET Association

Free C# IDE under SharpDevelop and the SharpZipLib is the free gzip code.

.NET Zone—From devX, this site has discussions, how-to’s, and download links. The same people offer ASP Zone and XML Zone with similar types of content.

C# Corner—This site includes user-submitted articles, links, and news.

GotDotNet Message Boards

Internet samples download page

Windows Application Experience - Compatibility box information

Technet Web Site

SearchWin2000 - best enterprise tech site

TechDirt Good Tech site

Computer Hope Knowledge Base

Microsoft Solutions Framework

VS.NET 5 poster set for $12

Visual Studio CodeSwap

QBS Software - lots of programmer components

Office

Alen Wyatt's Excel Tips

Office MSDN

Microsoft Office Resource Kit

Tech Spot Hardware Reviews and Guides for PC

Win XP PowerToys | NTWS TweakUI

MSDN Training

Training/Certification

PortQuery tool Knowledge Base article

Microsoft Source Safe page

Microsoft Support Library and the MSL Index (both ftp)

Direct Access - Provider info

Link Speed Test

WUGNET Speed Test

If you're interested in using x86 assembler for Windows stuff, be sure to take a look at Iczelion's tutorials. His web site moves fairly often, so you might want to do a search for it on Yahoo or Altavista.

wxWindows - platform neutral API

SmartLineInc - remote Win2K management | NT Utility - remote management -- also use NetMeeting, Terminal Services and MMC snap-ins

W2K3 DISCOVER...EXPLORE...FOCUS FIND SOLUTIONS Active Directory Delegation: Look Before You Leap Are the risks associated with the delegation of authority in Active Directory worth the operational efficiencies and cost savings? SearchWin2000.com asked Doug Paddock and Carol Miller, two of its most informed and opinionated contributors, to weigh in on the subject. In the first of this two-part series, Paddock and Miller discuss the politics of delegation: How do you choose users or groups of users to empower? Here is the article: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci892020,00.html?Offer=ws9d

IPV6

COM ATL MFC

Developers Resource for COM (Richard Grimes)

Developer.com Technical Information

Code Project

Sells Brothers COM

WROX Press

WidgetWare (good ATL Q/A)

Dave Wasilew

Naughter

Hugh Brown - several components and code snippets

Jeff Louie COM/ASP Freeware

MVP Sub Webs with code examples

ATL/MSVC++ FAQ

Ed Mulroy's C++ pages

Don Box's page

Keith Brown's Page

Peter Partch's Page

Windows Template Library

ReliSoft WTL stuff

C/C++ Users Group

4 Guys From Rolla (asp, FAQs, XML & scripting)

WSH Utilities and Scripts Win32Scripting | Windows Script Host Bazaar | Ian Morrish's WSH Web Site WinScripter | KisStart scripting tool

MFC Faq (StingRay)

Object Management Group (CORBA)

Office & Outlook

Outlook exchange (VBScript Code)

Outlook addin for Attachment Level 1/2 adjustment

Global Address Book

VBNet Developers (Outlook code too)

Outlook mailing dll

TechRepublic Outlook Programming primer

The Slipstick Systems Exchange Center provides resources for Microsoft Exchange | SlipStick Preview Add-in

Mail Fontier - per user spam solution - Matador

Redemption Outlook Scripting class

GrinningShark Attachment Viewer

Visio Viewer

Outlook Programming Intro from Microsoft

Access Programming Tips

FMS Inc - Tools to document MSAccess

Voice Email - create and send voice email

Outlook 4Team - similar to team folders

Access Developer Mag Outlook automation

IArchitect Interface Design Help | UI Hall of Fame/Shame | Ask Tog UI Help

Inside MAPI

Legal page from MAPI section (hit Show TOC)

OrnicUSA - Outlook addons

Visual Basic & VB Script

Visual Basic Developer DevX Web Graphics Design

Edanmo's VB Page

Dick Grier's serial comm

Apex VB PostMortem tool (Free)

Black Belt VB

SearchVB Community

Microsoft's VBasic Home page

VBWire

Carl & Gary's Home Page

VBNet

Karl Petersen's web site

VBExplorer

GridLinx Programming Tools for VB Programmers

Beyond the Basics of VB

Windows, NT

Startup List - speed startup

MCSE Directory - sample tests and resources

Windows Super Site

JSI Inc Windows NT Registry Hacks & more

Windows Tech Advice (all versions)

Bud's Troubleshooter

PCForrest

John Savill's Windows 2000 FAQ

EventID decoder for WinNT/2K Event madness

Win2K Registry changes (MSDNMag)

Win NT Faq Site

NT Help

WinDrivers.com

ReactorCritical Drivers

UForeSources driver downloads

Windows NT Drivers

Analog Sound Drivers (look around for more)

NT device drivers Development

Kernel Mode Systems - device driver info/faq

Windows 95 Tips

TweakXP | Tweaks

JagWeb Team Windows Help

PGP Extension - sign, encrypt and decrypt messages within MS Exchange

Computing Pro

A Win32 programming FAQ

C FAQ

The C++ FAQ lite

C++ Tutorial

HTML Help and Windows Helpful Solutions

Memory and Heap Checkers

MicroQuill Smart Heap

NuMega Bounds Checker/SoftIce

Look for a company named ParaSoft selling Insure++

S3 Virge Video Systems

StratosWare MemCheck

Tenberry/4GW 800-666-2585 John Durell

Mutek Solutions BugTrapper (replays failure scenarios)

Hard Drive Technical Info

Seagate Disk Wizard

Some books on IDE/ATA driver programming:

"The SCSI BUS & IDE Interface : Protocols, Applications, and Programming", Second Edition. Author : Friedhelm Schmidt. Addison-Wesley, 1995 ISBN: 0201175142

"The Book of SCSI, A Guide for Adventurers", Author: Peter M. Ridge, no starch press - distributed by Publishers Group West, ISBN: 1-886411-02-6

Hardware level information: Embedded | AnnaSoft | MacDisk | SysInternals