Windows API Book Recommendations

[netmaestro]

I'd like to buy one or more books on programming the Windows API. So far the best I can find is Charles Petzold's "Programming Windows" from 1998. It seems excellent for what it covers, but can anyone recommend something else, perhaps newer, that covers 2000/XP as well? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[PB]

When I was using VB, I bought "Dan Appleman's Visual Basic Programmer's
Guide to the Win32 API" which is highly respected by VB users. Its examples
and info easily convert to PureBasic, which is great. Haven't looked at it for
some time now, so I can't recall how much XP stuff (if any?) is in it.

Check out some reviews/comments here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 4?v=glance

"Essential Book For All Visual Basic Programmers"
"It's the Bible"
"Must have for Professional VB/VBA Programmer"
"dan appleman is the API god"

There's one anti-book comment: "Do not buy this book" - and the guy says
that all samples are made with the author's own functions: IT'S NOT TRUE.
The other comments are what I agree 100% with.

[blueb]

NetMaestro,

One of the very best books on Windows programming (IMHO) is:

Win32 Programming by Rector & NewComer from Addison-Wesley.

It's over 1500 pages, but it is complete.

http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0201634929


-blueb

[GedB]

NetMaestro,

Not a book, but an invaluable resource: APIGUIDE from AllAPI.net http://www.mentalis.org/agnet/apiguide.shtml