Windows UAC: detection of current level and self-elevation

All in one simple page: Windows 8 UAC self-elevation (CSUACSelfElevation) sample in C#, XML for Visual Studio 2008.

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How to retreive original line numbers when using XLINQ

Getting LineNumber(s) in your XLINQ | Sacha’s Blog Of Programmaticalness.

The secret is to load using:

var xml = XDocument.Load(file, LoadOptions.SetLineInfo);

It can be interesting to test speed/memory size impact on really big xml documents.

 

Write Platform Specific Code with a Portable Class Library

I did not know it could work.

Write Platform Specific Code with a Portable Class Library (PCL) – Brian Lagunas’ XAML Blog.

How to have near than 4 Gb of adress space for 32 bits Windows Apps

Settings LARGEADDRESSAWARE on your exe gives you 4GB minus 64KB on 64 bits Windows (found on How can I detect programmatically whether the /3GB switch is enabled? – The Old New Thing – Site Home – MSDN Blogs).

This must be set using command line or Post Build event in VS:

editbin /LARGEADDRESSAWARE Apps.exe

How can I make the touch keyboard appear automatically when focus enters an edit control in my program? – The Old New Thing – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

How can I make the touch keyboard appear automatically when focus enters an edit control in my program? – The Old New Thing – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.