January 2007 - Posts

• SHGetKnownFolderPath and the KNOWNFOLDERID

  In Vista the CSIDL as used in SHGetFolderPath are no longer the way to go . The recommended APIs such as SHGetKnownFolderPath take a KNOWNFOLDERID or actually a REFKNOWNFOLDERID. If you're wondering where those are defined and can't find them, well, I Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:32 PM by VistaCompatTeam | 2 Comments

• Icons in 16 bit applications on Vista

  As mentioned in the cookbook , 16 bit applications are not going to work on 64 bit Vista. This is nothing new: they didn't run on 64 bit XP or 64 bit Windows Server 2003 either. They are still running as usual on 32 bit Vista. There is however one change, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:07 PM by VistaCompatTeam | 1 Comments