Access all aspects of your control panel from VB
Access all different aspects of your control panel (Add/Remove Programs, Mouse Control, etc..).
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Control Panel</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">CONTROL.EXE</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays all the Control Panel icons in an Explorer view</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Accessibility Properties</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">ACCESS.CPL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl,,5</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Accessibility General properties</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl,,1</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Accessibility Keyboard properties</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl,,2</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Accessibility<strong> </strong>Sound properties</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl,,3</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Accessibility Display properties</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl,,4</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Accessibility Mouse properties</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Add New Hardware Wizard</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">SYSDM.CPL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl @1</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">runs the Add New Hardware wizard</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Add New Printer Wizard</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">SHELL32.DLL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL AddPrinter</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">runs the Add New Printer wizard</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">comments:</font></td> <td></td> <td valign="top"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">Windows NT, it is possible to bring up a predefined Windows Dialog box for
connecting to a network printer - the ConnectToPrinterDlg API. However, this dialog is not accessible by Visual Basic programs
running under Windows 95. Therefore, you must use a Command line equivalent statement to invoke the "Add Printer
Wizard" under Windows 95 as detailed above. (KB article Q154007)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"></td> <td></td> <td valign="top"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Add/Remove Programs Property Page</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">APPWIZ.CPL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,1</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Install/Uninstall tab selected</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,2</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Windows Setup tab selected</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,3</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Startup Disk tab selected</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Briefcase</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">SYNCUI.DLL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe syncui.dll,Briefcase_Create</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">Creates a new Briefcase on the desktop</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Copy Disk Dialog</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">DISKCOPY.DLL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe diskcopy.dll,DiskCopyRunDll</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">displays the Copy Disk dialog for removable media</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr size="1" color="#29527C"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"><strong>Create New Shortcut</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">module:</font></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">APPWIZ.CPL</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td width="12"></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">command:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">rundll32.exe apwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere %1</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">result:</font></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2">Displays the Create New Shortcut dialog. Completing the filename in the dialog creates a
shortcut at the location specified by %1</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"></td> <td></td> <td><font face="verdana, arial" size="2"> </font></td> </tr> </table>
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