remove app from taskbar

For Win98 you can do this:


ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE);

for tht ctrl-del-alt thingy here is the code...

Const RSP_SIMPLE_SERVICE = 1;
Const RSP_UNREGISTER_SERVICE = 0;

//hide
RegisterServiceProcess(GetCurrentProcessId, RSP_SIMPLE_SERVICE);
//show
RegisterServiceProcess(GetCurrentProcessId, RSP_UNREGISTER_SERVICE);

this should be able to hide your application completely.... try it out...

For NT its a bit more difficult, you can still do this:

ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE);

to remove the button from the task bar, but to remove from the task manager is very difficult on NT...

Cheers,

Raymond.

If you are REALLY keen, you might want to read this thread:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qShow.jsp?ta=delphi&qid=10186120 

Cheers,

Raymond.

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
    procedure FormActivate(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

  function  RegisterServiceProcess(dwProcessID,dwType : DWORD) :
                      DWORD; stdcall; external 'KERNEL32.DLL';

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  RegisterServiceProcess(GetCurrentProcessID,1);
end;

procedure TForm1.FormActivate(Sender: TObject);
var
  w: hwnd;
begin
 // showwindow(form1.handle,sw_hide);
 // w:=findwindow('tapplication',nil);
 // showwindow(w,sw_hide);

 {To Totally go Invisible}
end;

end.


Ok i think you were waiting for code you could lazely post code straight into your app no?....

Well that will do it under win 9x..

Craig C.

to craig

Post your comment as an answer. the register serviceprocess doesn't work on NT but the rest of code does hide the form and the application from the taskbar