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  1. Aug 26th, 2006, 09:57 AM #1
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    Edit the taskbar settings with code

    If you right click the taskbar in windows and choose "properties", there are a couple of setting for you to edit. How is it possible to edit these with visual basic .net code? Im particularly interested in the "always put the taskbar on top" setting (might not be the exact name of the setting, but i have a swedish version of windows so im guessing the english label here ).
    I've been searching for a regedit entry for these setting with no luck.

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    Re: Edit the taskbar settings with code

    There is a SHAppBarMessage API for this.

    This page may help. (Google Cache)

    Related KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/143117/
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  3. Aug 28th, 2006, 11:39 AM #3
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    Re: Edit the taskbar settings with code

    Thank you iPrank for your answer.
    But I get the same error as the guy in the second link. He said he solved it buy passing something in by reference but i dont know what reference to add. Too bad i dont have an expert exchange account so i could pm the guy. Any ideas? The link
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    Re: Edit the taskbar settings with code

    as he says in that last post it didn't like ByVal parameter for pData:
    VB Code:
    1. Private Declare Function SetAppBarMessage Lib "shell32" Alias "SHAppBarMessage" _

    2.    (ByVal dwMessage As Integer, [B]ByRef[/B] pData As APPBARDATA) As Integer
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  6. Aug 28th, 2006, 02:30 PM #5
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    Re: Edit the taskbar settings with code

    Okay! Great Thanks alot both
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