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How to display Windows Explorer objects in one command-line

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This article shows how to display Windows desktop objects like Control Panel, Administration Tools, Scanners and Cameras etc., in one command-line, and provides a complete application for illustration.
// ExploreWinObjectsDlg.h : header file
//

#if !defined(AFX_EXPLOREWINOBJECTSDLG_H__56B1F156_6D0B_47F3_9A13_2093FCF2BF69__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_EXPLOREWINOBJECTSDLG_H__56B1F156_6D0B_47F3_9A13_2093FCF2BF69__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CExploreWinObjectsDlg dialog

class CExploreWinObjectsDlg : public CDialog
{
// Construction
public:
	CExploreWinObjectsDlg(CWnd* pParent = NULL);	// standard constructor

// Dialog Data
	//{{AFX_DATA(CExploreWinObjectsDlg)
	enum { IDD = IDD_EXPLOREWINOBJECTS_DIALOG };
		// NOTE: the ClassWizard will add data members here
	//}}AFX_DATA

	// ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
	//{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CExploreWinObjectsDlg)
	protected:
	virtual void DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX);	// DDX/DDV support
	//}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
protected:
	HICON m_hIcon;

	// Generated message map functions
	//{{AFX_MSG(CExploreWinObjectsDlg)
	virtual BOOL OnInitDialog();
	afx_msg void OnSysCommand(UINT nID, LPARAM lParam);
	afx_msg void OnPaint();
	afx_msg HCURSOR OnQueryDragIcon();
	afx_msg void OnExploreWhat();
	//}}AFX_MSG
	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations immediately before the previous line.

#endif // !defined(AFX_EXPLOREWINOBJECTSDLG_H__56B1F156_6D0B_47F3_9A13_2093FCF2BF69__INCLUDED_)

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