How to use visual style controls in VC++ 6.0 IDE and in MFC applications.
To use visual style controls in MFC app: Without Visual Style: With Visual Style: 1. Create a new text File in the applications working directory and name it AppName.exe.manifest (where “AppName” is the apps exe file name). For example, if my programs executable file is named “Program.exe” I would name the Manifest file “Program.exe.manifest”