[dennis123123]

Sorry for a little bump again, but I felt this was relevant enough.

People had problems with the icon not appearing before the (previously linked) removal tool ran on startup.
I had the same, so I rewrote the same program in C++. It compiles to 5.5kb

Heres the code:

 
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    if (argc==2) Sleep(atoi(argv[1]));
    NOTIFYICONDATA nid = {0};
    nid.hWnd = FindWindow("SystemTray_Main", NULL);
    nid.uID = 1226;
    Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_DELETE, &nid);
}
 

Simply place a startup shortcut to it, and optionally add to the parameters the time in milliseconds to wait before removal.

For example:

"hidesrh.exe 5000"
would wait 5 seconds, then hide the icon.

"hidesrh.exe"
would instantly hide the icon.

EDIT: someone requested a compiled version of my app, its here:  hidesrh__dennis123123_.zip (3.28K)
Number of downloads: 126

This post has been edited by dennis123123: 15 December 2008 - 03:22 PM

[mortynation]

dennis123123, on Jul 11 2008, 05:59 PM, said:

EDIT: someone requested a compiled version of my app, its here: hidesrh_...s123123_.zip

OMG.. Works like a charm on XP.. can't wait to test it at my Vista machine. I have been looking for a solution in a long time.

This is absolutely the best solution. THANKS!!!!

[bill857]

Thanks dennis this worked perfectly!

[jiljung]

Work Thank

[Slycer]

Want to bump this because it deserves it. Thank you Dennis, great tool!!