var path = new ManagementPath();
path.NamespacePath = "\\ROOT\\CIMV2\\Security\\MicrosoftVolumeEncryption";
path.ClassName = "Win32_EncryptableVolume";
var scope = new ManagementScope(path, new ConnectionOptions() { Impersonation = ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate });
var management = new ManagementClass(scope, path, new ObjectGetOptions());
foreach (var vol in management.GetInstances())
    Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", vol["DriveLetter"], (uint)vol["ProtectionStatus"] == 1 ? "Active" : "Inactive");

But it throws up Access denied error when run as standard user. Is there any way to get just the status information as standard user?

CannotResolveSymbol said:

kettch said:

*snip*

There are STB's that aren't slow and laggy?  Seems like all I've used are slow and laggy...  cable or satellite (Charter, Cox, DirectTV, even a couple different models of Sky+ boxes).

 

Yet another reason why I don't subscribe to cable or satellite...  my OTA DTV receiver (I have an old SD TV) is nice and snappy (although nowhere near as full of useless features as some cable/satellite STBs).

 

On the subject of MediaRoom:  IIRC, AT&T's Uverse service uses MediaRoom on their STBs...  don't have any experience with that service, though; it's not available in my area yet.

Have seen a demo of Mediaroom-based service, and from that can say that it is not too laggy (and compared to DVB boxes, its super-instant). But things looks much better in demonstrations than they really are. So, can't say for sure how it behaves on regular use.

W3bbo said:

Do you have a choice? Mediaroom is the platform for STB manufacturers, so if you want a Mediaroom box you need access to a TV provider that has Mediaroom boxes available for it, and choice of STB seems a weird way to select a cable/sat TV provider.

The choice is by means of a service provider. If Mediaroom 2.0 is good enough, I will go for the service provider that provides Mediaroom 2.0-based IPTV services.

Do any of you guys have first-hand experience with the service? Am thinking of subscribing to one, want first-hand feedback before I reach for my wallet.

fvwj said:

vesuvius said:

*snip*

Well, the real point behind me asking, is why are there no books on "datastructures and algorithms" in C#, but there are tons in Java.

Like I said, they are similar, but the Java books does so in a Java way, and I would like to keep it strictly to a C# .NET way. I'm studying on my own, so I don't want to spread my resources too thin.

So I guess, C# or rather .NET, is geared more towards business and not academia? Why? I understand that Computer Science is about the science and not the language, but can we not learn Computer Science using C#?

 

There are indeed such books: http://www.flipkart.com/data-structures-algorithms-using-mcmillan/0521734428-fzw3fqkgbb 

However, C# is a pretty new language, and a lot of schools already had their introductory CS courses well established by then. And they didn't have C# when they were designed, and consequently, the demand for introductory data structures books using C# is low. And anyways, such books focus on the concept of data structures and not necessarily the language used to implement that.

If you want to focus on C#, I would suggest you go for books that do so too, rather than books that focus on the science behind it. Apart from the one I linked, this is also a good book: http://www.flipkart.com/beginning-jack-purdum-introduction-object/8126516836-ou23fgpy5d

[I assumed you are looking for beginner level books; if my assumption is wrong, I apologize]

The deeper you go into CS, the more you will realize that CS is more about the solution to a problem (algorithm and stuff), and not about the language you use is a matter of personal taste and expressibility for a given problem domain.

Dexter said:

soum said:

*snip*

 

Does "every other application" include WPF apps? If not then you can play with the Avalon.Graphics user settings as you please, these setting don't affect Win32/GDI rendering.

 

That's what I did actually, to me it seems that either the ClearType tunner writes the wrong WPF settings or that WPF interprets them wrongly. I tried your ClearType settings (from the tunner screenshot) and I ended with EnhancedContrastLevel being set to 0

The WPF apps I use include a Twitter client and the PowerShell IDE. Those have the pixel-snapping issue but not this boldness/fuzziness issue. Changing CT settings make those totally unbearable. 

But I can install Windows without a key and get a month to play with the settings. I will try that.

AndyC said:

W3bbo said:

*snip*

There really is no point providing screenshots of ClearType, it will always look broken if you take a screenshot unless by some miracle it's being viewed in exactly the same conditions as when it was taken, that's one of the major downsides of sub-pixel rendering.

 

I'd still be tempted to suggest it's a ClearType tuning issue somewhere.

No, ClearType tuning isn't a solution. I have tuned CT for best results on every other application. I won't change those settings just to get VS to render a bit better, at the cost of rendering quality in other applications. Other apps do it fine with my current CT settings. VS too has to render as well with the same settings.

Dexter said:

soum said:

*snip*

Well, it's not blurry for sure. It's bolder and that's a different issue. I'm curious what settings do you have in registry for WPF text rendering (if any) because I can't get such bold text no matter what values I use.

 

Those settings are in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics\DISPLAY1

ClearTypeLevel

EnhancedContrastLevel

TextContrastLevel

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics\DISPLAY1

GammaLevel

PixelStructure

HKCU\...\Display1

ClearTypeLevel: 0x64 (100)

EnhancedContrastLevel: 0x12C (300)

TextContrastLevel: 0x1 (1)

HKLM\...\Display1

GammaLevel: 0x898 (2200)

PixelStructure: 0x1 (1)

I don't see any weird values in here. What are yours?

And I never said it was a pixel-snapping problem. But that WPF is having problems with these colors when GDI doesn't is the problem here.

Anyways, ClearType + Dark Background + Light Text is the issue here: http://blogs.msdn.com/text/archive/2009/08/24/wpf-4-0-text-stack-improvements.aspx#9924681

But I am not sure what I am seeing is the result of that issue only, as my results are worse than others' who are complaining on that thread.

Sven Groot said:

soum said:

*snip*

Could you tell us what background color and foreground colors you're using? We can check if it repros then.

 

I'm just wondering if it has something to do with your system, or if it's a genuine bug with background colors that are neither fully white nor fully black.

Here are the fonts and color settings: http://www.divshare.com/download/10465336-908 

And my ClearType settings: http://www.divshare.com/download/10491657-a52 

I am using hardware accelerated rendering, on a Nvidia 8400M GS card with release 195.62 drivers.

I reported this issue on Connect as well, but no response is available yet: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/533400/font-smoothing-in-vs2010-editor-is-still-fuzzier-with-the-editor-set-to-a-dark-background/

rhm said:

figuerres said:

*snip*

It looks fine to me in the RC. I think some people are just against WPF on principle and will always complain no matter how good it is.

So this is your idea of a "fine"-looking text rendering?

http://www.divshare.com/download/10465329-31a

http://www.divshare.com/download/10465333-5d2

(See the screenshots at full resolution)