' * Module Name : Start_Module
' * Module Filename : Start.bas
' *********************************************************
' * Comments : Show/Hide the start button
' ********************************************************
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long
Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long
Public Function hideStartButton()
'This Function Hides the Start Button'
OurParent& = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", "")
OurHandle& = FindWindowEx(OurParent&, 0, "Button", vbNullString)
ShowWindow OurHandle&, 0
End Function
Public Function showStartButton()
'This Function Shows the Start Button'
OurParent& = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", "")
OurHandle& = FindWindowEx(OurParent&, 0, "Button", vbNullString)
ShowWindow OurHandle&, 5
End Function