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How do I put my application in the Windows desktop tray on startup?

John Robbins
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I am developing a Windows-based application and would like to know how I can put my application in the Windows desktop tray on startup of program?
To use the system tray APIs directly, look at Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q176085. If you want to use Microsoft's SYSTRAY.EXE ActiveX control, look at Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q177095.
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