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Thank you for responding to this question. The solution on codeproject and others like it don't really pertain to the shell hint but I do like the idea about drawing my own hint over the shell hint. It may just work.
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I want to add a small image (200x150) and a gradient background to the hint IQueryInfo shell interface displays.
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I want to add a small image (200x150) and a gradient background to the hint IQueryInfo shell interface displays.

How to display custom shell hint

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