| windows, controls, and dialog boxes are found in this DLL. You need not include the .dll extension when referring to this DLL in your Visual Basic declaration. |
gdi32.dll |
This DLL contains the functions that implement graphic output to both windows and hard-copy devices. This includes text output. You need not include the .dll extension when referring to this DLL in your Visual Basic declaration. |
mpr.dll |
This DLL contains device-independent network functions, most with the prefix WNET. |
version.dll |
This DLL contains functions that work with version resources and obtain information included in these resources. Version resources can help you determine which version of an executable or DLL is most recent. |
winmm.dll |
This DLL contains a large number of functions relating to the multimedia features supported by Windows. This includes management of audio, video, and joystick devices. |
winspool.drv |
This DLL contains functions to manage printing and the system print spooler. |
lz32.dll |
This DLL contains functions to decompress files that were compressed using the Windows compress.exe utility. |
shell32.dll |
This DLL contains functions relating to some of the high-level user interface functionality provided by Windows. Examples include functions that implement file drag-drop operations and manage associations between files, icons, and documents. |
advapi32.dll |
This DLL contains functions that perform a variety of advanced tasks. Registry management functions can be found here, along with advanced process and thread management functions. NT services and security functions can be found here as well. |
comdlg32.dll |
This DLL implements the Windows common dialog boxes used by most Windows applications. These include the File Open, File Save, Font, and Printer Selection dialog boxes, among others. |