Thread: [win32] - about child controls with text and image

theres another way:
c++ - How to enable visual styles without a manifest - Stack Overflow

Code:

ULONG_PTR EnableVisualStyles(VOID)
{
    TCHAR dir[MAX_PATH];
    ULONG_PTR ulpActivationCookie = FALSE;
    ACTCTX actCtx =
    {
        sizeof(actCtx),
        ACTCTX_FLAG_RESOURCE_NAME_VALID
            | ACTCTX_FLAG_SET_PROCESS_DEFAULT
            | ACTCTX_FLAG_ASSEMBLY_DIRECTORY_VALID,
        TEXT("shell32.dll"), 0, 0, dir, (LPCTSTR)124
    };
    UINT cch = GetSystemDirectory(dir, sizeof(dir) / sizeof(*dir));
    if (cch >= sizeof(dir) / sizeof(*dir)) { return FALSE; /*shouldn't happen*/ }
    dir[cch] = TEXT('\0');
    ActivateActCtx(CreateActCtx(&actCtx), &ulpActivationCookie);
    return ulpActivationCookie;
}

maybe is there, in internet another function.
these function is called when we create the button(before or after?!? please test it).
these code give you the XP style, then that SendMessage() functions add the image in position 0,0. i had tested with another similar function.
i hope these helps you too