   Windows not shown in taskbar
  How can I make a window not appear in the window''s task bar using c++, non-mfc?Also, how can I make a window/program have a task bar icon?I''ve googled this, and all I find are weird, obscure ways to do it in java/mfc/delphi... Please help... thank you... 
  AFAIK to have it not appear on the task bar, it has to be run as a service, or as one of those icon-bar things like the winamp agent program.  i''m sure that msdn has docs on running programs as a service and as an icon bar task....but i don''t know how myself.-me ;  There are several methods to make a Windows Application not appear on the taskbar. You can create the window with CreateWindowEx() and the WS_EX_NOACTIVATE or WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW flags. The ITaskbarList also exposes methods to manually manipulate the taskbar including the DeleteTab() function. The window style for a hidden window can also be changed so that it no longer appears on the taskbar as well. ;  Thanx man, using the WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW did exactly what I needed... Was using for a splash screen, and didn''t like the extra box in the task bar... 