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If you have been using Vista, you would have noticed that MessageBoxes are passé. These have been replaced by the new Task Dialogs. Task dialogs are intended to make the experience more interactive and goal-oriented. Take a tour of the Task Dialog API.
Simple Shell Extension to Manipulate File Summary Information
A very basic shell extention to add and reterive the comments of the files.
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