Try this.

vb Code:
  1. Option Explicit
  2.  
  3. Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
  4. Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
  5.  
  6. Const WS_CAPTION = &HC00000
  7. Const WS_SYSMENU = &H80000
  8. Const WS_MINIMIZEBOX = &H20000
  9. Const WS_MAXIMIZEBOX = &H10000
  10. Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)
  11.  
  12. Private Sub MDIForm_Load()
  13.     Dim L As Long
  14.    
  15.     L = GetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE)
  16.     L = L And Not (WS_MINIMIZEBOX)
  17.     L = L And Not (WS_MAXIMIZEBOX)
  18.     L = L Xor WS_CAPTION
  19.     L = SetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE, L)
  20.  
  21. End Sub