Windows 32bit programming

Retrieving the Name of Installed Printers

API docs

• Functions
• Macros
• Messages
• Structures

win32asm@, DDK@, scripting

MS WinSock

desktop.ini (aka changeing how, or if, windows shows a folder)

• rundll32 user.exe,exitwindows ..to exit Windows easily,
• rundll32 user.exe,ExitWindowsExec ..to restart Windows,
• rundll32 shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2 ..to reboot the computer, and..
• rundll32 shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx ..to log off the current user (without the confirmation question).

If you need a shortcut to some specific tab of any control panel item, the shortcut should go to C:\Windows\Control.exe, or just enter "control" (space), then the name of the .cpl file (comma), name of the control panel item (in your language version, comma), number of the tab you want (front one = 0). For instance, for the listing of your hardware, try this:

control Sysdm.cpl,System,1

Also, there's a couple of items controlled by just one .cpl, main.cpl. For these, make it say:

control main.cpl @X

Replace the @X with:

• @0 for the mouse properties item;
• @1 for the keyboard properties item;
• @2 for the printers item;
• @3 for the fonts item.

If you have ever had problems with scandisk or defrag restarting due to disk writes, it is because Find Fast was indexing your hard drive in the background. It loads every time you start your computer up.

See also:

• Microsoft
  • Win32 API online documentation with table of contents open (IE 4.0 or higher only)
  • Win32 API online documentation
  • 95/98 Functions (interrupt list)
  • Under the Hood What the compilers actually generate
• Borland
  • Win32 API reference to download more detailed descriptions.
• http://arnado.com/startup/startup.asp Excellent list of what all the possible background tasks are. Also includes which are legitimate and which are spyware, trojans and the like
• http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/microsoft/microsoft.htm Nice tips and tricks
• http://www.ankitfadia.com/untold.htm

Books:

• 
  "Programming Windows, The Definitive Windows 95 API Reference"
  Mr. Petzold is widely considered the master of this subject and many people swear by this book or its predecessors.
• 
  "Windows 95 Win 32 Programming Api Bible"
  Absolutely the best.
• "The Waite Group's Windows Api Bible: The Definitive Programmers Reference"
  Now somewhat out of date but still useful