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Detect when wini ini setting have changed

{ An application sends the WM_WININICHANGE message to all top-level windows after making a change to the WIN.INI file. The SystemParametersInfo function sends this message after an application uses the function to change a setting in WIN.INI. } type TForm1 = class(TForm) private { Private declarations } procedure WMWinIniChange(var Message: TMessage); message WM_WININICHANGE; // or WM_SETTINGCHANGE end; var Form1: TForm1; implementation {$R *.dfm} procedure TForm1.WMWinIniChange(var Message: TMessage); var status: Bool; Area: TRect; begin inherited; case Message.wParam of // Example: Detect when the screen saver is enabled/disabled SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE: begin SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, 0, @status, 0); if Status = True then ShowMessage('Screensaver has been enabled.') else ShowMessage('Screensaver has been disabled.'); end; end; end;