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How can I programatically tell Windows taskbar to open (or close) a given toolbar?

I have written a toolbar that runs on the taskbar. Unfortunately, after it is installed, the user has to enable it manually. Is there a way to tell explorer to open (or close) a given toolbar? I would like for the installer, NSIS, to turn on the toolbar when the installation is complete (I realize that a plugin would be necessary). I...

Activate IE Add-Ons from an BHO

Hello! I've written two objects, a deskband toolbar and a bho for IE. The goal is that the bho shows up the toolbar after installation. Microsoft's approach is to use pBrowser->ShowBrowserBar(&vtBandGUID, &vtShow, 0); This method is nice to show and hide toolbars which got already activated via the addon manager but does not work for d...

How to force GDI+ rendering of a ComboBox in C# on a DeskBand Taskbar Toolbar? (transparency issue)

I've implemented a DeskBand Taskbar Toolbar using the BandObjectLib (Extending Explorer with Band Objects using .NET and Windows Forms) from Codeproject, modified with support for the IDeskBand2 interface which allows the Start Menu in Windows Vista to retain transparency when my DeskBand taskbar toolbar is enabled. However, the text di...