VB Forum / Win API / November 2004

I'm having problem with creating keys or modifying keys that were created as
an administrator in Windows XP. The problem takes place when the end user
signs in as a limited user. I'm using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to create
and modify the registry entries through the Win32 API ...

I'm trying to get VB6 to play 6 WAV files simultaneoulsy.
Supposedly the Wavemix DLL is the way to go.
From
   http://www.compuphase.com/wavemix.htm

Does anyone know how to disable CTRL+ALT+DELETE in windows XP.
And I am not looking for a code like: shell "taskmgr.exe"
Thank you!

Firstly, apologies for posting this here, the problem relates to a com
object not an api, but there were no responses in the Win2000 developers
group and I suspect someone in this group may have come across this.
Has anyone experience of using the DiskQuotaControl library on Windows ...

Dear VB Experts,
We are working in VB6 and also using FarPoint Spread control. While
sending print from the application, printer common dialog box is first
displayed allowing the user to define/set print properties.

Say I have a remote machine's IP address, is there a way to get the subnet
mask using the API ? (Not WMI)
Thanks in advance.

My Application will have to shell (launch) notepad to open a file.
I would like that only one instance of this file can be open.
I can use FindWindow to check if notepad is running and has open a file that
has the same name as that one I want to open. But I can’t be sure if it is

           I struggle to find a solution for a simple problem.
           I have to draw several lines on a picture box in "invert" mode
using GDI+ but it seems to be very hard.
Here is my VB6 code, I would like to click Command1 one time to draw the

Does anybody know a function (VB6) that can convert a date and time from one
timezone to another , and please keep in mind that it has to cover the
daylight saving....
Thx

Does anybody have a snippet of code to due date conversions between visual
basic and the FILETIME format use in some API functions....
I just want to enter a date and time, format it to a FILETIME and send it to
the FileTimeToLocalFileTime function.....

I downloaded vbrun60sp6.exe, to help me run VB progs better, but
unfortunately, it made Norton stop working, now i receieve an error saying it
is not installed right. Also, yahoo messenger, Internet Explorer, all stoped
working they will not connect to the net. Can anyone help me ...

I have a vb6 app that I need to press a button on a seperate application.
I am using the code below to resize the window OK, But I also need to press
one of the buttons in the other application.
The buttons I need to press have a class of 'Button' and a Caption of

MM_TWIPS,  MM_HIENGLISH, MM_HIMETRIC,  MM_LOENGLISH
   these modes does not take [SetViewportExtEx]  But it change Y Coordinate
to Up.
and

Hi Mike
I have use just you code. I just add some code for to use use memDC to
remove flicker but some were i made wrong.
When i use  this line front DC change coordinage

I am reading NURB data from IGES file. Can i plot splines using this
data in VB using API?