C++/VB - Books on Shell and gadgets programming

Could anyone recommend some?
Windows Shell programming +
Windows Sidebar gadgets programming....
Thanks
Jack

  Giovanni Dicanio replied to Jack

About shell programming, there is a book by Dino Esposito:

http://www.amazon.com/Visual-C-Windows-Shell-Programming/dp/1861001843

Moreover, Mike Dunn wrote an interesting series of tutorials on CodeProject:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/shellextguide1.aspx

Giovanni

  Jack replied to Giovanni Dicanio

Thanks. Let me look them up!
Jack

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