This installment of our VB code download series offers code for Windows operations. You'll find code related to system management, desktop administration and security, along with a few general development tools.
(Updated Jan. 31, 2008) We've added four new code snippets, which will help you with tasks such as changing the attributes of a folder and writing to a Windows Event Log.
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| Desktop Admin |
VB 6 code for changing the attributes of a folder -- NEW! |
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| Desktop Admin |
VB .NET code for writing to a Windows Event Log -- NEW! |
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| Desktop Admin |
Full text viewer for Windows systems |
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| Desktop Admin |
Binary clock written in VB .NET |
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| Desktop Admin |
Use VB 6 code to give a folder a custom look |
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| Desktop Admin |
Get driver information using My namespace in VB .NET |
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| Desktop Admin |
Perform "Show Desktop" within Visual Basic |
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| Desktop Admin |
VB code to search text using Ctrl+F |
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| Desktop Admin |
Print using custom page sizes |
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| Desktop Admin |
Simple VB code to refresh Windows desktop |
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| Desktop Admin |
Hide the mouse cursor |
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| Desktop Admin |
Select desired printer w/o changing default |
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| Desktop Admin |
Hide or show desktop, Start menu and Taskbar |
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| Desktop Admin |
Hide or show desktop |
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| Desktop Admin |
Hide Start button, system clock and Taskbar |
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| Developer Tool |
VB .NET code for a system search tool |
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| Developer Tool |
Virtual keyboard that can force keys using a modular file |
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| Developer Tool |
Search Queue-like effect w/o any API |
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| Developer Tool |
Create, execute VBA in Mircosoft Word |
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| Developer Tool |
Word replica with browser inside app |
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| Developer Tool |
VB code to open Control Panel file |
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| Developer Tool |
Windows ME, XP file compression |
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| Developer Tool |
Count words, characters in TextBox |
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| Developer Tool |
Open Notepad or IE while in Visual Basic |
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| Security |
VB 6 code for adding passwords to folders -- NEW! |
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| Security |
VB 6 code for locking a folder |
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| Security |
Prevent users from opening certain folders |
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| Security |
Monitor port activity on your network |
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| Security |
Get drive, disk and directory info |
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| Security |
VB code for opening system information |
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| Security |
See if someone'ss connected to your network |
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| Security |
Find currently logged users of Windows NT |
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| Security |
VB code to get your IP address |
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| System Mgmt |
Create, manage Windows XP User Accounts Manager -- NEW! |
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| System Mgmt |
Graphical drive information system for VB .NET |
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| System Mgmt |
VB code for printing items without a dialog box |
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| System Mgmt |
Windows API to copy, move, delete files |
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| System Mgmt |
Keep files backed up in three locations |
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| System Mgmt |
Add reference to Script Runtime, Script host object |
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| System Mgmt |
VB code for basic autorun function |
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| System Mgmt |
Memory status program |
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| System Mgmt |
Get a program to run at startup |
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| System Mgmt |
VB code for application monitoring, event capturing |
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| System Mgmt |
Program for getting system info |
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| System Mgmt |
VB code to open any executive file |
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| Shutdown |
VB 6 code to shut down, logoff, restart Windows XP |
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| Shutdown |
Put computer shutdown on a timer |
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| Shutdown |
Remote shutdown, restart |
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| Shutdown |
Close non-essential programs with one click |
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| Shutdown |
VB code that will end currently running program |
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| Shutdown |
Use SendKeys to close a program |
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| Shutdown |
Use VB 6 code to end a running process |
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