I tried all fonts that I can select in VC6's settings but none did the trick. Is there a way to add new fonts? I never figured out how to do this... Kind regards Marcus

David, thank you very much for pointing me out that there is a more recent SDK for VC6. The service pack I already have. Kind regards Marcus

Hi Mike, thanks for your answer. Currently I'm using the code from the article Counting Physical and Logical Processors here on CP. It makes also use of the functions you mentioned. I split up the code on did some tests on the following 2 PCs (I was wrong before: Pentium D has no HT): Pentium 4, 3.06GHz, Single core, HT Pentium D 950, 3.40GHz, Dual core, No HT I'd like to calculate the following values: CPUs: 1, #Cores: 1, #Log. CPUs per Core: 2 CPUs: 1, #Cores: 2, #Log. CPUs per Core: 1 Now the problem: The functions you mentioned return the following values for both(!) CPUs: GetSystemInfo.dwNumberOfProcessors: 2 cpuid HTT bit: Set cpuid # logical CPUs per physical CPU: 2 This shows that it's not possible to distinguish between HT and dual core :(( Regards, Marcus.

Marcus, There is simply quite a bit of valid code that the VS6 compiler is unable to compile. This in turn limits the quality of the STL that can be provided for it. At the end of the day, it's an 8 year old compiler that was written before the C++ standard was finalized IIRC. earl

Thank you! I'll try it. Regards, Marcus.

Hi David, thank you very much for the tip. I tried out the function in the last three hours. However, it doesn't work as expected. I tried DnsQueryConfig(DnsConfigHostName_A, FALSE, NULL, NULL, szHostName, &ulSize); and this gives me the local(!) host name :omg: So, the result is equal to gethostname(). Then I tried DnsQueryConfig(DnsConfigFullHostName_A, FALSE, NULL, NULL, szHostName, &ulSize); and it works only on those machines where the local host name (WINS entry) is equal to the DNS entry. So, I suppose that DnsQueryConfig() queries information by giving the local host name to DNS :wtf: Of course this won't work. Moreover, the function doesn't work for Win2000 although it is specified for it (I always get a "wrong parameter" error). Maybe you can tell me what I'm doing wrong? Or do you have another idea? Thank you again for your help, Marcus.

I have to admit that I'm not a professional programmer. Ok, I have a legal version of VC6 that I bought several years ago. I simply used it for a long time. Then, somewhen in 2001 or 2002 I downloaded a PSDK version from the MS website as I needed it to use some new functions. Now I want to update my PSDK to make again use of some new functions that the "Feb 2003" release definitively contains. Any idea how I can accomplish that? Thank you very much for your help, Marcus.

How to check the CListCtrl's column resize cursor. I don't know that resource id.

Hi David, I think that what I posted was correct. I want to check if a user has "installed" a screen saver so that I can expect that there is a change that it will start running somewhen. Anyway, I check if it is actually running, too. The howto on Q168877 seems to be exactly what I was looking for, great! Thank you, Marcus.

I'll try if it possible to send a CTRL-C key to the console. Thanks for the tip! Marcus.

No problem. My intention was not to bother you. I just wanted to share what I found out for the case that anybody else reads this thread (maybe because he has the same problem to solve). Thanks again for your help!

Thank you for the answer, Mike. Is it possible, to draw the nonclient area by hand using the correct theme? I know that I can use GetSystemMetrics() to get all dimensions I need. I also know that I can load the theme elements from the uxtheme.dll. But, I'm not sure how to apply them to the window. Do you know how to do that? Any code fragments, links to descriptions or articles would help, too. Thanks again, Marcus.