Hi All, I am using this code to play a very short mp3, close it and re-run it. What I cannot figure out is how to run windows media player either hidden or minimized. I have tried several things with no luck. No matter what I try, the player window always appears. Thanks for any help!



Code:
    Sub Alert()

        Dim MyProcess As New Process
        Dim proc = Process.GetProcessesByName("WMPlayer")

        MyProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
        MyProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
        MyProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\alerts\audio_alert.mp3"
        MyProcess.Start()

        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000)

        For Each runproc As Process In Process.GetProcessesByName("WMPlayer")
            runproc.Kill()
        Next

    End Sub