Tag: wait

Windows 7 taskbar not responding

December 29, 2014 /

Click Start

Type: CMD, from the results, right click CMD

Click ‘Run as Administrator’

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system

  1. Insert the Windows 7 DVD
  2. Restart your computer
  3. When asked if you want to boot from your DVD drive, do so.
  4. Choose your language, click Next.
  5. Click ‘Repair your computer’
  6. Select operating system you want repair.

Simple wait routine in VB.NET

September 23, 2013 /

Public Class Form1

  Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
HoldYourpants(2) ‘ wait 2 seconds
HoldYourWater(2) ‘ more efficient code

  End Sub

  Public Sub HoldYourPants(ByVal PauseTime As Integer)
    Dim Start As Double
    Start = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Timer ‘ Set start time.

    Do While Microsoft.VisualBasic.Timer < Start + PauseTime
      Application.DoEvents()
    Loop
  End Sub

  Public Sub HoldYourWater(ByVal Seconds As Integer)
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(Seconds * 1000)
  End Sub

End Class