Trying to hide programs in the background...

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Hey all, im attempting to learn how to launch executeable and batch
files into the background, i cannot find ANYTHING online as to how to
do this, the closest thing I've found is "start /min program.extension"
and that obviousely only minimizes it.. Any help would be greatly
appreciated! :)
 
Hey all, im attempting to learn how to launch executeable and batch
files into the background, i cannot find ANYTHING online as to how to
do this, the closest thing I've found is "start /min program.extension"
and that obviousely only minimizes it.. Any help would be greatly
appreciated! :)
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If you mean your particular application doesn't have a window, you'll have
to learn how to code it that way in your application.

If you mean how to run NT services (which must not have any I/O, like a
window or user input), try asking in the programming groups. Something like
SRVANY might work but only if the program was designed to run as a service.
 
I meant that there are programs that are running in the foreground that
i have to minimize. I want to make these windows go into the background
so that i don't see the window(s) at all. Not just my programs but any,
in general. Will try the programming groups. Thanks much!
 
I meant that there are programs that are running in the foreground that
i have to minimize. I want to make these windows go into the background
so that i don't see the window(s) at all. Not just my programs but any,
in general. Will try the programming groups. Thanks much!
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Try a Google search on "tray manager". I recall that some will let you
minimize an application to a tray icon (which goes under the tray manager's
icon) so you don't see its taskbar button. Presumably you don't even want
to see taskbar buttons for these applications, either.

Another choice would be to use a virtual desktop manager. Windows XP has a
powertoy called Desktop Manager. Then you can leave the windows open or
minimize to taskbar buttons and switch to another virtual desktop. However,
some applications will still end up showing their buttons in the taskbar of
every virtual desktop although you have disabled the Shared Desktops option
in Desktop Manager.
 
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