Recently a major problem befell one of my bigger customers and I was at a loss as to the cause of this issue. Many different causes were thrown around and a few methods were used to eventually solve this problem. This article will describe the symptoms of the problem experienced and the method I used […]
Learn how to create a DLL file and use the Win32 API to gather information
After deciding it was time for me to explore the process of making a DLL file in Delphi, I started to think about where this might be applied. I decided a DLL would be the perfect solution to my problem. I needed the ability to create a system information utility that was reusable in Windows. A DLL as defined in the Delphi (v5) help files:
I have been out of the OEM pre-installation game for quite some time now so it’s hard sometimes to get access to new versions of OEM Microsoft product and have the time look them over. Recently, I was overjoyed to have access to the pre-load tools and disks for Windows Millennium Edition (supposedly the last in this line) and Windows 2000 Pro.