Thanks so much WolfPack - my ponderings were so vague that my googling got me nowhere! The links you posted look great - they've made things a lot clearer for me, and have certainly motivated me to...

Hey WolfPack, thanks so much for replying!

So, does this mean that you can access the Windows API using, say, C#.NET? Like, if I wanted to change the wallpaper, populate an Excel spreadsheet with...

I mean, could you use something running in the .NET CLR to, for example, change the Windows wallpaper, or something else like that - something that get into the "guts" of Windows?

Or is C++ (not...

Hi all,

I'd like to get started programming Windows, but not sure how to go about it. I've only really worked with Java (in terms of OO programming) up until now.

Will most Windows programming...

Hi folks,

This is an odd question, but how would you get into the field of database administration? It seems like all jobs in this field require at least a couple of years experience... the old...

Hi folks,

I've just switched over to Mozilla, and am very happy with it. But I can't quite get rid of IE, as when I use MSN Messenger and go to my mailbox, it opens my hotmail in Internet...