Hey people, I''m having a slight problem with system tray icons, actually the problem isn''t really with the system tray icons just the way I''m trying to use them, you''ll see. I''m trying to setup a program so that when you press the minimize button it creates a system tray icon and removes the window from the screen, now I can do everything BUT remove the window. You see it doesn''t matter what functions I call on the window it is STILL around or in the task bar. I figured I should destroy the window, which I''m happy to do, but the system tray icon needs a window to send it''s messages to, so I''m kinda stuck if you see what I mean. Can anyone give me some advice? If I''ve explained anything baddly and it needs clarifying don''t hesitate to ask.

o hide the window using ShowWindow with SW_HIDE
o change the window extended style using SetWindowLong, anding out WS_EX_APPWINDOW and oring in WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW
o refresh the new window style setting using ShowWindow with SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE

You might consider creating a message-only window and using that to handle the messages coming from the tray. After you create the message-only window you can destroy your other one.


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Nah, the Anonymous Posters suggestion works fine, sorry bout taking so long to say so, had to go away for a few days