Enable XP visuals in Visual Studio 2008

riprage (5)
Hi Experts

Can anyone please explain to me how i can enable XP visuals in Visual Studio 2008.
i am writing a GUI application using the resource editor and WinAPI.
i have been trying to solve this for a while now and have run out of ideas. i have the manifest file created the code is below, but i'm not sure if i am adding it to my application correctly.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
    version="1.0.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="X86"
    name="Technoheadz.RipRage.LineBeam"
    type="win32
/>
<description>LineBeam - XP Visuals</description>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
    type="win32"
    name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
    version="6.0.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="X86"
    publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
    language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>


here is some simple code which i am playing with. if i add the manifest CreateDialog() fails. but if i disable the manifest everything works fine.

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#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include "resource.h"



BOOL CALLBACK MainDlgProc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

static TCHAR AppName[] = _T ("LineBeam");
HINSTANCE hInst;
HWND MainDlg;

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
{
	MSG msg;

	hInst = hInstance;



	MainDlg = CreateDialog (hInst,
				MAKEINTRESOURCE (ID_MainDlg),
				0,
				MainDlgProc);

	if (!MainDlg)
	{
		MessageBox (NULL, _T ("Error!"), AppName, MB_ICONERROR);
                return 1;
	}

	ShowWindow (MainDlg, nShowCmd);
	UpdateWindow (MainDlg);

	while (GetMessage (&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
	{
		if (!IsDialogMessage (MainDlg, &msg))
		{
			TranslateMessage (&msg);
			DispatchMessage (&msg);
		}
	}

	return msg.wParam;
}

BOOL CALLBACK MainDlgProc (HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	switch (Message)
	{
	case WM_COMMAND:

		switch (LOWORD (wParam))
		{
		case IDOK:
			MessageBox (hwnd, _T ("Hello there!"), AppName, MB_OK);
			return TRUE;
			
		case IDQUIT:
			PostQuitMessage (0);
			return TRUE;
		}
	}

	return FALSE;
}


Please help...
coder777 (8444)
Somewhere in your project (i think by default targetver.h) you have defined

WINVER
_WIN32_WINNT
_WIN32_WINDOWS


reset them to XP. look at this http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383745%28VS.85%29.aspx
kbw (9488)
Define them all to 0x501
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#define WINVER 0x0501
#define _WIN32_WINNT  0x0501
#define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0501

riprage (5)
Ok thank you for your replys, I will Include that, and the manifest above, when I get home. Post results shortly.

Many thanks
riprage (5)
No unfortuatley that didn't make any difference. Any other ideas on what it may be?
blackcoder41 (1426)
Given your code, here's how I did it. http://www.mediafire.com/?yr9srtb5y9s4c2g

Open and study the project and post if you have questions, good luck :)
Adnan2 (5)
please make a project for me too, with this code:

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#include <windows.h>
int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                    PSTR szCmdLine, int iCmdShow)
{
     MessageBox (NULL, TEXT ("Hello, Windows XP!"), TEXT ("HelloMsg"), 0) ;
     return 0 ;
}
blackcoder41 (1426)
Not much change really, just change the source code of main.cpp to

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#define _WIN32_IE 0x0400


#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include "resource.h"


int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
{
    INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX iccx;
    iccx.dwSize=sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
    iccx.dwICC=ICC_ANIMATE_CLASS;
    InitCommonControlsEx(&iccx);
    
    MessageBox (NULL, TEXT("Hello, Windows XP!"), TEXT("HelloMsg"), 0);
    return 0;
}

Notice lines 12-15 :)
Adnan2 (5)
blackcoder41, I do not know how to use manifest file. I want to know how I can use manifest file. Can you please explain to me how I can use manifest file? If I use this code, it enables XP visuals.

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#pragma comment(linker,"\"/manifestdependency:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'\"")
//#define _WIN32_IE 0x0400


#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <tchar.h>
//#include "resource.h"


int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
{
    INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX iccx;
    iccx.dwSize=sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
    iccx.dwICC=ICC_ANIMATE_CLASS;
    InitCommonControlsEx(&iccx); 
    
    MessageBox (NULL, TEXT("Hello, Windows XP!"), TEXT("HelloMsg"), 0);
    return 0;
}


This is the directory structure of the project folder.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
HelloMsg3\
Files:
HelloMsg3.ncb, HelloMsg3.sln.
Folders:
Debug, HelloMsg3.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….......
HelloMsg3\Debug\
Files:
HelloMsg3.exe, HelloMsg3.ilk, HelloMsg3.pdb.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
HelloMsg3\HelloMsg3\
Files:
HelloMsg3.cpp, HelloMsg3.vcproj, HelloMsg3.vcproj.ADNAN.Adnan2.user.
Folders:
Debug.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
HelloMsg3\HelloMsg3\Debug
Files:
HelloMsg3.exe.intermediate.manifest, BuldLog.htm, HelloMsg3.obj, mt.dep, vc90.idb, vc90.pdb.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Should I modify HelloMsg3.exe.intermediate.manifest file? If not, then in which folder I should copy manifest file and how to use it? I'm using Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition.
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_Adnan_
blackcoder41 (1426)
Hey sorry for late reply, maybe you've already make it to work.

Adnan2 wrote:
Should I modify HelloMsg3.exe.intermediate.manifest file? If not, then in which folder I should copy manifest file and how to use it? I'm using Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition.
Actually there are many approaches to use the manifest file

Here take look at this much simple approach I made
http://www.mediafire.com/?tvuqb681w9n0vd4

Basically make a project then go to, Project Properties -> Configuration Properties -> Manifest Tool -> Input and Output, then in the Additional Manifest Files add the XPLook.manifest file.

Tell me if that works for you. Good luck! :)
Adnan2 (5)
Thanks blackcoder41. It worked for me. Thanks a lot.

_Adnan_
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