Windows Start Menu

Hi. I am currently making a replacment shell for windows. In visual basic. Now i've like looked at every replacment shell arround to see if they could import the start menu but know one can. I need to be able to load up the start menu in my shell. Otherwise ther is no point really is there? Please help as soon as possible.

Thanks Bye... xxx...

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Okay, firstly this is not y code, and therefore UNTESTED by yours truly, but i'm sure it'll help....


Dev. Library - Code - Get Special Folder Paths
Please note that folders that are virtual (such as the Control Panel) will not return a path


Module Code
Name: Module1


Option Explicit
Declare Function SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Lib "Shell32.dll" _
(ByVal hwndOwner As Long, ByVal nFolder As Long, pidl As ITEMIDLIST) As Long
Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "Shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" _
(ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long
Public Type SHITEMID
cb As Long
abID As Byte
End Type

Public Type ITEMIDLIST
mkid As SHITEMID
End Type
Public Const MAX_PATH As Integer = 260

Public Function fGetSpecialFolder(CSIDL As Long) As String
Dim sPath As String
Dim IDL As ITEMIDLIST
'
' Retrieve info about system folders such as the "Recent Documents" folder.
' Info is stored in the IDL structure.
'
fGetSpecialFolder = ""
If SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(Form1.hwnd, CSIDL, IDL) = 0 Then
'
' Get the path from the ID list, and return the folder.
'
sPath = Space$(MAX_PATH)
If SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal IDL.mkid.cb, ByVal sPath) Then
fGetSpecialFolder = Left$(sPath, InStr(sPath, vbNullChar) - 1) & "\"
End If
End If
End Function


Form Code
Name: Form1


Private Const CSIDL_DESKTOP = &H0 '// The Desktop - virtual folder
Private Const CSIDL_PROGRAMS = 2 '// Program Files
Private Const CSIDL_CONTROLS = 3 '// Control Panel - virtual folder
Private Const CSIDL_PRINTERS = 4 '// Printers - virtual folder
Private Const CSIDL_DOCUMENTS = 5 '// My Documents
Private Const CSIDL_FAVORITES = 6 '// Favourites
Private Const CSIDL_STARTUP = 7 '// Startup Folder
Private Const CSIDL_RECENT = 8 '// Recent Documents
Private Const CSIDL_SENDTO = 9 '// Send To Folder
Private Const CSIDL_BITBUCKET = 10 '// Recycle Bin - virtual folder
Private Const CSIDL_STARTMENU = 11 '// Start Menu
Private Const CSIDL_DESKTOPFOLDER = 16 '// Desktop folder
Private Const CSIDL_DRIVES = 17 '// My Computer - virtual folder
Private Const CSIDL_NETWORK = 18 '// Network Neighbourhood - virtual folder
Private Const CSIDL_NETHOOD = 19 '// NetHood Folder
Private Const CSIDL_FONTS = 20 '// Fonts folder
Private Const CSIDL_SHELLNEW = 21 '// ShellNew folder

Private Sub form_load()
MsgBox "Desktop Folder " & fGetSpecialFolder(CSIDL_DESKTOPFOLDER)
MsgBox "Recent Folder " & fGetSpecialFolder(CSIDL_RECENT)
'// etc...
End Sub


Class Code
Name: Class1


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mhh... i don't have tested this , but you can try to find the handle of the startmenu, if you got the handle -> use the SETPARENT - API and set the startmenues parent to the form, which replace the shell. now you can use the movewindow API to set the pos of the startmenu.


hope that helps ;)


taLON