Win32 API

Open a child process window within a (child) frame
Hallo! I am to write a kind of meta-application, i.e. an application which provides it's own funcionality and is able to "open" a bunch of external applications. I could imagine that the meta-application is a MFC MDI app, say meta.exe, which, when it opens an external exe, say a.exe, shows the main window of a... 18 Apr 2008 07:36

How to Deal With XP's "Block Program" Dialog?
Hi Folks: My app, and my favorite game, have been having problems on PCs running XP. I'm wondering what happens if XP decides to ask if the application is to be blocked when the application is in full screen mode. I don't knot that this is my problem, but I'd like to make sure it isn't a proble... 21 Apr 2008 00:21

NetUserGetLocalGroups() returns ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN
Hi, Can some let me know if there is an WIN32 API method that allows me to find whether a domain user is part of the local "administrators" group? The problem is that the machine will not be on the network while running the exe. Can some one let me know how to achieve this? I am using the method NetUserGetLoc... 18 Apr 2008 11:02

NetUserGetLocalGroups fails with ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN
Hi, Can some let me know if there is an WIN32 API method that allows me to find whether a domain user is part of the local "administrators" group? The problem is that the machine will not be on the network while running the exe. Can some one let me know how to achieve this? I am using the method NetUserGetLoc... 18 Apr 2008 11:02

unable to get serial no; version and speed of USB device
Hi All; I am trying to get information of a USB device like its serial no; version of USB and its speed. So far I've already tried using IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY and STORAGE_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR without any success. I've also tried to query through WMI classes CIM_USBDEVICE and WIN32_USBCONTROLLERDEVICE again ... 18 Apr 2008 02:03

Problem with Sync and ASync query with Win32_printer
Hi All, I am trying to get the number of printers attached to a particular machine. If i query the win32_printer synchronously i get list of all attached printers but in case of asynchronous query each time i get only 2 printers. the code snipest of both sync and async are as fallows; Sync: SyncPrinter.cpp: ... 18 Apr 2008 01:15

Can i get BIOS serial number using WIN API's?
Can i get BIOS serial number using WIN32 API's? If it is possible, am i able to get BIOS serial number of all motherboard types/models? Thanks in Advance. ... 18 Apr 2008 12:38

win32 api
I would like to know how to write a win32api utility that would wipe freespace of deleted files so that they can't be undeleted. Say such and such file is marked undelted I want to write over that space with zeros so the files can't undeleted. I know there are utilities that do this but I wanted to write on... 18 Apr 2008 06:01

Adding controls to main window?
I'd like to use the Resource Editor to add an Edit control to the main window of my app, but that doesn't seem to be easy. Adding the control to a dialog is simple though. How do I add the control to my main window with the Resource Editor? Thanks! me ... 17 Apr 2008 13:21

Richedit GDI Object Leak
I finished a Richedit that can insert bitmap or other ole object(impl from IRichEditOleCallback), it can work well, but if you drag one ole object to a new position( or just move it but don't change its position), a GDI object will be create and nerver be deleted, how to deleted this GDI object?? ... 17 Apr 2008 14:09