The source follows:

The header file, mmTimers.h

#ifndef	___multimedia_timers___
#define	___multimedia_timers___


#include	



class CMMTimers
{
public:
 CMMTimers(UINT resolution);
 virtual ~CMMTimers();

 UINT	getTimerRes() { return timerRes; };

 bool	startTimer(UINT period,bool oneShot);
 bool	stopTimer();

 virtual void timerProc() {};

protected:
 UINT	timerRes;
 UINT	timerId;
};


#endif

#include	"StdAfx.h"
#include	"mmTimers.h"


CMMTimers::CMMTimers(UINT resolution) : timerRes(0), timerId(0)
{
 TIMECAPS	tc;

 if (TIMERR_NOERROR == timeGetDevCaps(&tc,sizeof(TIMECAPS)))
 {
  timerRes = min(max(tc.wPeriodMin,resolution),tc.wPeriodMax);
  timeBeginPeriod(timerRes);
 }
}


CMMTimers::~CMMTimers()
{
 stopTimer();
 if (0 != timerRes)
 {
  timeEndPeriod(timerRes);
  timerRes = 0;
 }
}


extern "C"
void CALLBACK internalTimerProc(UINT id, UINT msg,
DWORD dwUser, DWORD dw1, DWORD dw2)
{
 CMMTimers *	timer = (CMMTimers *)dwUser;

 timer->timerProc();
}


bool CMMTimers::startTimer(UINT period,bool oneShot)
{
 bool		res = false;
 MMRESULT	result;

 result = timeSetEvent(period, timerRes, internalTimerProc,
 (DWORD)this,oneShot ? TIME_ONESHOT : TIME_PERIODIC);
 if (NULL != result)
 {
  timerId = (UINT)result;
  res = true;
 }

 return res;
}


bool CMMTimers::stopTimer()
{
 MMRESULT	result;

 result = timeKillEvent(timerId);
 if (TIMERR_NOERROR == result)
  timerId = 0;

 return TIMERR_NOERROR == result;
}