Every window is a member of a window class. When you use 
API functions suchs as FindWindow, ShowWindow,..., you need 
the classname as 
parameter to specify the window class name. 
Below are some class names of common applications that are included in Windows. 
 
 
Class Name Application 
  
  
Omain ACCESS.EXE 
  
SciCalc CALC.EXE 
  
CalWndMain CALENDAR.EXE 
  
Cardfile CARDFILE.EXE 
  
Clipboard CLIPBOARD.EXE 
  
Clock CLOCK.EXE 
  
CtlPanelClass CONTROL.EXE 
  
XLMain EXCEL.EXE 
  
Session MS-DOS.EXE 
  
Notepad NOTEPAD.EXE 
  
pbParent PBRUSH.EXE 
  
Pif PIFEDIT.EXE 
  
PrintManager PRINTMAN.EXE 
  
Progman PROGMAN.EXE (Windows Program Manager) 
  
Recorder RECORDER.EXE 
  
Reversi REVERSI.EXE 
  
#32770 SETUP.EXE 
  
Solitaire SOL.EXE 
  
Terminal TERMINAL.EXE 
  
WFS_Frame WINFILE.EXE 
  
MW_WINHELP WINHELP.EXE 
  
#32770 WINVER.EXE 
  
OpusApp WINWORD.EXE 
  
MSWRITE_MENU WRITE.EXE 
  
  
Below are some class names of applications that are new with Windows 95: 
  
  
Class Name Application 
  
-------------------------- -------------------------- 
  
CabinetWClass My Computer Window 
  
Internet Explorer_Frame IEXPLORE.EXE 
  
MSPaintApp MSPAINT.EXE 
  
SageWindowClass System Agent Com Window 
  
Shell_Traywnd Windows 95 Task Bar 
  
WordPadClass WORDPAD.EXE 
  
DialerClass DIALER.EXE 
  
SJE_CDPlayerClass CDPLAYER.EXE 
  
MyDlgClass CHARMAP.EXE 
  
MSDefragWClass1 DEFRAG.EXE 
  
GFVMainWndClass FAXVIEW.EXE 
  
FreeWClass FREECELL.EXE 
  
Mplayer MPLAYER.EXE 
  
AfxFrameorView HEARTS.EXE 
  
NW_Class NETWATCH.EXE 
  
AppClass PACKAGER.EXE 
  
System Policy Editor POLEDIT.EXE 
  
PWLEdit PWLEDIT.EXE 
  
RegEdit_RegEdit REGEDIT.EXE 
  
ScanDskWDlgClass SCANDSK.EXE 
  
SoundRec SNDREC32.EXE 
  
Volume Control SNDVOL32.EXE 
  
System Monitor SYSMON.EXE 
  
MSTaskSwWClass TASKMAN.EXE 
  
TelnetWClass TELNET.EXE 
  
WinIPCfgClass WINIPCFG.EXE 
  
WordPadClass WORDPAD.EXE 
  
Session_Window HYPERTRM.EXE  
 
  
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