VB Forum / Win API / August 2006

Is there a way to access the picture that XP Pro can use as a thumbnail
for a folder?
I.e., if you right-click on a folder, choose properties, and click the
"Customize" tab (see image below).

Recently I have started using ImageCombo. I can add items to the
Imagecombo alright.
But I could not find a way to remove an Item specifying its index,
or listIndex or whatever it is.

Hie
ok , .. i've read all the other post and there seems to be only ONE
conclusion..
One cant get a bitmap/icon bigger than 13*13 on a menu with API...

Last month SK started a thread on this matter and ended up.
I m not an API programmer. I m also finding a way to call this serial no.
I downloaded a USB View program authored in VB. The author said he used
microsoft's information.

How do I call this from VB6
Declare Function QueryPerformanceCounter Lib "kernel32" (lpPerformanceCount
As LARGE_INTEGER) As Long
What do I use in VB for "LARGE_INTEGER"

I have problems using the win32 func "OleGetIconOfFile". MSDN states
that it returns a handle to a metafile, but when I try to play it to a
DC or get its bits (GetMetaFileBitsEx) there seems to be no valid data.
I get nothing. No painting and no bits. But the handle returned ...

How to add a digital signature into my EXE, so that when users run it they
don't get a security message box with Publisher Unknown????

I'm trying to write some code in VB 6.0 to basically access a list of
running applications and running processes similar to what you would
see if you opened the Windows Task Manager utility.
What I'm trying to do is identify a certain process on a particular

I need an API preferrably with VB6 code to tell me what level of permissions
I have especially if I am a 'Limited User'.
Garry

Hie ,
I need an API that would be able to append an textfile on a server(my
own server)... .??
Gideon

Hello,how i get the name of the fonts included in a .ttf file.
I need install fonts with api but not get the name of the font .
Thanks in advance.

If I traverse a path using FindFirstFile/FindNextFile:
1. Is there an API to identify which files are links, either local or
internet?
2. How can the file times of the link be modified?

Friends, Good Evening.
If my understanding is right, WSH (Windows Scripting Host) is shipped
with Windows XP.
But I could not find it. Somebody please give me a hint, where I can

How can one determine the drive type (ie. IDE, SATA, etc.)
Thanks a lot!
Mike.

What is the command to detect whether or not a particular service is running?
I am working with a client that requires a program to be running as a service
or their credit card processing will not work.  I want to create a VB program
executable that can determine if the service ...