Problem:
Sometime you are developing a software in the winform environment and yo need to toopen different system properties dialog box from your software. then How to open windows System Properties Dialog box?
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System properties dialog box |
Solution:
To open system properties dialog box you will run "shell32.dll" from "rundll32.exe".Example:
To open System Properties dialog box:ans = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl @1", 6)
To open Sound and Audio Devices Properties:
ans =Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl @1", 6)
To open Date and Time Properties:
ans = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl", 6)
To open Internet Properties:
ans =Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,0", 6)
To open Keyboard Properties:
ans = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @1", 6)
To open Mouse Properties:
ans = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @0", 6)
To open Regional and Language Options:
ans = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,0", 6)
To open Add or Remove Programs:
ans = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,1", 6)
To open Display Properties:
ans =Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,0", 6)
To open Game Controllers:
ans =Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL joy.cpl", 6)
To open Phone and Modem Options:
ans =Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL modem.cpl", 6)