Controlling two Windows Explorers

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From: Thorsten Kettner
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 07:58

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Hi all,
I would like to write an app that starts two Windows Explorers,
changes their sizes so that one covers the upper half of the 
screen and the other the lower half. I would disble resizing and 
moving of the windows. Then I would catch some of their events. 
If one gets activated I bring the other to front, too. If one 
gets closed I close the other, too.

Now my qwestion: Is that possible? (So many complain that Windows
Explorer opens just one window instead of two. But if it would be
so easy to do what I intend, then why has nobody done that yet?)

You see, I ask because I am not familiar with hooking events and
deep Windows programming. If you say it's very hard or even
impossible, I will be thankful and avoid the pain. :-)

Thorsten.

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