problems with tray

[tolisss]

k i wrote an app that has a tray icon also the same app is running as an NT service .The problem is that when I try to run the app as a service I mean after I reboot the tray icon does not apper. I though that is because i create the tray icon in the load even of my exe and execute that event b4 the taskbar is created so i put a timer and I checked if explorer exe is running then create the icon but that didn't worked either .
Any ideas wich process is related with the taskbar or how can i find if the taskbar=explorer is running so I can create the tray icon after

[Rh0ads]

i'm not too familiar with Win NT, so this might now work but.. Are you sure your app is loading when the system loads? Whenever i make my app load when the copmuter is booted, is using the win.ini filerun=C:\windows\app.exe

that's my 2 cents.

[Ceri]

When you say an NT Service, do you mean that you used the RegisterServiceProcess API call. If that is the case, all this does his register you program as a service, i.e. something that runs in the background and that you cant see on the Task Manager menu (inivisible when you press Ctrl-Alt-Del). If you want the program to also start when windows starts, u must put the application in the Start up Services, or you can do it manually by editing the Registry and finding the RunServices Key