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Hide Another Apps System Tray Icon
Name: BlackIce Date: July 3, 2006 at 04:53:19 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: AMD 2600+ 1024mb RAM Product: Custom Built
Comment:
Hi, I've been searchin' for the answer to this question for days. What code do I need to hide ANOTHER application's System Tray Icon? I would like to code this in Visual Basic 6.0...but I can't find any code to hide another apps System Tray Icon. I can hide the icon of my own app but not another app.
I know this is possible since there are many programs out there that do it for you.
Name: shmyrbob Date: July 4, 2006 at 16:14:39 Pacific
Reply:
I don't know how to code it but I know of a registry entry that will do it.
If you add the ServiceStealthMode dword and make it equal to 1 it should hide the system tray icon. I have used this with a couple different program and worked great.
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Response Number 2
Name: BlackIce Date: July 6, 2006 at 01:00:07 Pacific
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Thanks for the reply but I need to unhide the app when the "short-cut-keys" are pressed again. Like 'Ctrl + Alt + L' or something.
Black Ice
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Response Number 3
Name: tonysathre Date: July 10, 2006 at 14:35:35 Pacific
Summary: If I was making a virus I would make it for my own application would I not? Not make another app to hide someone else's app. I am making an msn plugin and want to hide msn from the plugin list using V...
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