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RE: Why vbhide don't work in Windows Vista?

borrows123 — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:52:22 GMT

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RE: Why vbhide don't work in Windows Vista?

Keithuk — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:23:17 GMT

Welcome to A1vbcode simrita.

simrita (9/30/2008)

The next code works in XP but not in Windows Vista:

Shell "c:\windows\system32\calc.exe", vbHide

In XP execute the calculator (hide)
but in windows vista show the window's calculator.

Private Sub Form_Load()
ShellExecute hwnd, "open", "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe", vbNullString, vbNullString, vbhide
End Sub

You don't need to full path to Calc.exe because its in the Windows path.

Shell "calc.exe", vbHide

According to this. You can not hide the calculator in either XP or Vista with Shell or ShellExecute.

RE: Why vbhide don't work in Windows Vista?

Keithuk — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:01:50 GMT

I've replied to your other topic in the main VB forum.

Why vbhide don't work in Windows Vista?

microtroyan — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:43:17 GMT

The next code works in XP but not in Windows Vista:

In XP execute the calculator (hide)
but in windows vista show the window's calculator.

I tried in Windows Vista as administrator, but I get the same result.

Please, help me.

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
"ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation _
As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters _
As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal _
nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Private Sub Form_Load()
ShellExecute hwnd, "open", "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe", vbNullString, vbNullString, vbhide
End Sub