venkatarangan / whoami

Win32 app, written in C, that displays the current user, the PC name, and more.

WhoAmI

Overview

This is a traditional Win32 application, written in C, that displays the currently logged-in user, the PC name, and the duration of the login session.

This program was crafted almost thirty years ago, serving as a straightforward example of a Win32 application developed in C. The Microsoft Visual Studio compiler available at that time was used for its creation.

The source code, readme files, and Visual Studio project files have been preserved in their original state, serving as a digital time capsule. These files may not be necessary for recompilation. Please note that I have not recompiled the program since its original creation; the binaries you have are from that same period.

Original readme from 1996

Version : 3.0

Created : 10/Dec/1996

Updated : 5/Feb/1999

Web Site : http://www.venkatarangan.com

Category : Freeware

Platform : Microsoft Windows '9x, Windows NT 4.0 & Windows 2000

Exe Size : 32K

Any Dependent Dll's : Nil

Development platform : Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 SP1

Description : "Who Am I" displays the 1) Computer Name, 2) Current logged-in User Name, 3) Current Windows Session running time, 4) Windows Directory, 5) Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) using WinSock

The FQDN was added following a request from Mr.Ranganathan, Texas, USA.

Note:

1. Its convenient to create a shortcut for this program and put it in the desktop, next to the Network Neighbourhood Icon.

2. When you have pressed cancel in the login dialog box of Windows '9x, the program will report that it cannot find the user name. This is the default behaviour Windows '9x and has nothing to do with the program.

Please feel free to send us your comments.

• Venkatarangan

Update

I have added this readme.md file and a social media preview image (github-preview.png) which you see below.

Testing Environment

On 25th May 2024, I ran the executable (whoami3.exe) in Windows 11 and it ran fine, shows the stability of targetting native Win32 runtime!

Contributions

I don't foresee managing this project. Feel free to fork it and use as you wish.

Disclaimer

This application was developed by me as a personal project and was never intended for production use. Please accept it as presented. Thank you.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Venkatarangan Thirumalai venkatarangan.com