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    Question Xp style!

    hello.

    How Can I make my program to look like the XP style..

    I want the appearance of my program like this:

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    Assuming you mean how to get XP to apply its styles to your app, try here.
    Naturally I didn't feel inspired enough to read all the links for you, since I already slaved away for long hours under a blistering sun pressing the search button after typing four whole words! - Quzah

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    um running your winapi app on xp will make it look like the above running it on a later windows will make it look like the 95-98 style...

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    >>> running your winapi app on xp will make it look like the above

    Unless you have your XP style "theme" set to "Windows Classic" like everybody I know.
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    Originally posted by ZerOrDie
    um running your winapi app on xp will make it look like the above running it on a later windows will make it look like the 95-98 style...
    Sorry, but tjis is not exact,there is a process to make the buttons and controls to be like the XP style .

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    You need to link your application with an XP manefest file. If you're using VC++ (I don't use this), you will find info at MSDN. Sorry, can't help you further with this.

    If you're using Borland C++ Builder or Delphi, a very nice guy called Mike Lischke provides a free resource file to do the job. See www.lischke-online.de
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    The link in my (above) post explains how to do it with MSVC.
    Naturally I didn't feel inspired enough to read all the links for you, since I already slaved away for long hours under a blistering sun pressing the search button after typing four whole words! - Quzah

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    thank you all.

    I foloowed XSquared's way , and it worked, thank you XSquared.

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