finding a window

How do get the hwnd of a window like notepad, internet explorer (even if the programs are not running)

Actually, I want to change the menu of ie. So I need the hwnd of ie even if it is running at that time or not.

Use the FindWindow API function.

VB Code:

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" _
Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal _
lpWindowName As String) As Long
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
 
    Dim hWin As Long
    hWin = FindWindow("IEFrame", vbNullString) 
    If hWin <> 0 Then
        Msgbox "Window hwnd: " & hWin
    Else
        Msgbox "Window hwnd: " & hWin '0
     End If
    
End Sub