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Check out the following microsoft KB articles:<br />
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HOWTO: Use the System Tray Directly from Visual Basic<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/0/85.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/0/85.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0</a>&nbsp;<br />
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HOWTO: Manipulate Icons in the System Tray with Visual Basic<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q162/6/13.asp?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q162/6/13.asp?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0</a>&nbsp;<br />
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Check out the following microsoft KB articles:

HOWTO: Use the System Tray Directly from Visual Basic
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/0/85.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0 [http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/0/85.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0] 

HOWTO: Manipulate Icons in the System Tray with Visual Basic
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q162/6/13.asp?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0 [http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q162/6/13.asp?LNG=ENG&SA=MSDN&FR=0] 


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You can use mcrider's code to put the icon in the tray. Then just hide the form (Form.Hide) When the tray icon is clicked or double clicked, show the form again.
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You can use mcrider's code to put the icon in the tray. Then just hide the form (Form.Hide) When the tray icon is clicked or double clicked, show the form again.

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Excellent! &nbsp;Thanks for both your help. &nbsp;Who do I give the points to?? &nbsp;Perhaps if one of you could just tell me how to actually design an .ico file for the system tray - I've tried Photoshop, that won't do it. &nbsp;Which is the best program to use?
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Excellent!  Thanks for both your help.  Who do I give the points to??  Perhaps if one of you could just tell me how to actually design an .ico file for the system tray - I've tried Photoshop, that won't do it.  Which is the best program to use?

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Go to <a href="http://www.shareware.com" rel="ugc">www.shareware.com</a>&nbsp;and do a search for &quot;icon editor&quot; (don't include the quotes) there are several shareware Icon editors there...<br />
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Go to www.shareware.com [http://www.shareware.com] and do a search for "icon editor" (don't include the quotes) there are several shareware Icon editors there...


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Thanks for the points! Glad I could help!<br />
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Thanks for the points! Glad I could help!


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How do I make a program run in background mode - preferably with it's icon in the bottom right status window?
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How do I make a program run in background mode - preferably with it's icon in the bottom right status window?

Program run in background mode

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.