XP Look in VC 6

[Dafna Zamir]

I'm using windows XP how do I get the XP look in a project created on VC 6?

[astanley]

Create a manifest file call myapp.exe.manifest (where myapp is the name of your application. Put this in it:

<?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="MyCompany.MyProduct.MyProduct" 
		type="win32"/> 
	<description>Some description.</description> 
	<dependency> 
		<dependentAssembly> 
			<assemblyIdentity 
				type="win32" 
				name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" 
				version="6.0.0.0" 
				processorArchitecture="X86" 
				publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" 
				language="*"/> 
		</dependentAssembly> 
	</dependency> 
</assembly>

The manifest tells Windows to use the version 6 common controls. Put the manifest file in the same directory as your exe.

[Dafna Zamir]

Thanks for the answer, but I didn't manage to get the XP Look.
I put the file under the res directory and under the Debug directory, I have inserted in the .RC file the following line:
IDR_MANIFEST RT_MANIFEST "res\\XPLook.manifest"
and in the Resource.h file the following line:
#define IDR_MANIFEST CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID

Is something missing?

[astanley]

Does this help?

[Sam Hobbs]

As far as I know, you just have to build the project. I use XP but I don't use the XP look. I wanted to show my program using the XP look so I changed my theme to use it. My program was shown using the XP look (or at least I thought it did).