I am trying to write a 16-bit DLL to 32-Bit DLL flat thunk as
documented in MSDN for some legacy education programs. It is not
working. I have traced the problem down to some functions like
ThunkConnect32 missing from Kernel32.DLL. If I download the latest
VB6.0 Runtime file vbrun60sp6.exe from MS and open W95INF32.DLL in the
Dependency Walker utility, it shows ThunkConnect32 as well as some
other functions missing from Kernel32.DLL. The MSDN Library says that
the ThunkConnect32 function should be located in the Kernel32.DLL.

Does anyone know how I can replace this missing function?

I'm using VS 2008 .NET framework under XP.

I need to resize the rows of a DataGridView to accomodate the text in
multiline cells.

I would use the method
void AutoResizeRow(
int rowIndex,
DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode autoSizeRowMode,
bool fixedWidth
)
but it is protected. When I try to derive that control, I get some errors
(which I don't understand).

Please, could somebody tell me how to derive a DataGridView?

Thanks
Cristiano

I know that Visual Studio 2008 Express itself does not run on anything older
than XP, but I wonder whether it can be used to built binaries which will
run all Win32 platforms.

If yes, do I need to use any special compiler flags or something like that?

Oh, and what about the .DLL thing. I read somewhere that newer versions of
VS create executables which dependent on a .DLL which is:

a.) not available on (older) Windows system by default

b.) you are not allowed to bundle with your programs unless you have a VS
Professional license.

Is that (still) true?