How to Add Windows 95 Controls to Visual C++ 2.0 Dialog Editor

 Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
Article ID: Q125686
2.00 4.00 | 2.00 3.51 
WINDOWS   | WINDOWS NT
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The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with: 

        - Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51
    - Microsoft Windows 95 version 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++ version 2.0

SUMMARY

When using Visual C++ version 2.0 on Windows 95, the Windows 95 common controls do not appear by default on the control palette in the Visual C++ Dialog Editor. Many of these controls may be added, however, by adding an entry into the registry.

MORE INFORMATION

To add buttons in the Dialog Editor's control palette for TreeView, ListView, HotKey, Trackbar, Progress, and UpDown controls:

  1. Run REGEDIT from the start menu.

  2. Select:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Visual C++ 2.0 Dialog Editor

  3. Select the New, Binary Value option from the Edit Menu.

  4. Rename the new entry "ChicagoControls" without the quotation marks.

  5. Select Modify from the edit menu to change the value of ChicagoControls to 01 00 00 00. The editor will add the spaces between each pair of digits.

  6. Exit REGEDIT.

  7. Restart Visual C++ version 2.0.

Additional reference words: 2.00 4.00
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KBSubcategory: UsrCtl

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Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
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