how to check if Mutex is Released

[NickThissen]

I've never used it before but I think you should simply declare a new Object and use that, something like this:

    Dim obj As New Object()

   Public Shared Property someproperty() As Boolean
        Get
            Return VAR_propvalue
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
            SyncLock obj
                VAR_propvalue = value
            End SyncLock
        End Set
    End Property

Whether this is the right approach in a property, I've no idea.