How can I find out how long Windows 9x has been running?

To find out the number of milliseconds that hae elasped since windows was started, use the API function GetTickCount. It returns a long containing the elapsed time in milliseconds.

Declare Function GetTickCount& Lib "kernel32" ()

With this function, you can calculate the number of minutes that have elapsed since startup. There are 1000 milliseconds in a second. This function replaces the Win16 GetCurrentTime function.