I created the below console application in Visual Basic.Net Express 2008 to convert a given string to a SHA1 hash, atteched is the complied EXE
Example usage:
C:\>SHA1.exe String_To_Hash
92aca6d2d5997cb8d0186935eeda35058c686688
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim strToHash As String
strToHash = Command$()
Dim sha1Obj As New Security.Cryptography.SHA1CryptoServiceProvider
Dim bytesToHash() As Byte = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(strToHash)
bytesToHash = sha1Obj.ComputeHash(bytesToHash)
Dim strResult As String = ""
For Each b As Byte In bytesToHash
strResult += b.ToString("x2")
Next
Console.Write(strResult)
End Sub
End Module