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HIDES THE DESKTOP ITEM THROUGH THE REGISTRY.WORKS IN WINDOWS 98.

HIDES THE DESKTOP ITEM THROUGH THE REGISTRY.WORKS IN WINDOWS 98.

API Declarations



Private Declare Function RegCreateKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegCreateKeyA" _
(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegDeleteKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteKeyA" _
(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String) As Long
Private Declare Function RegDeleteValue Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteValueA" _
(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" _
(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, _
lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegSetValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegSetValueExA" _
(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, _
ByVal dwType As Long, lpData As Any, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long

Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
Const ERROR_BADDB = 1009&
Const ERROR_BADKEY = 1010&
Const ERROR_CANTOPEN = 1011&
Const ERROR_CANTREAD = 1012&
Const ERROR_CANTWRITE = 1013&
Const ERROR_REGISTRY_RECOVERED = 1014&
Const ERROR_REGISTRY_CORRUPT = 1015&
Const ERROR_REGISTRY_IO_FAILED = 1016&
Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Const REG_SZ = 1

Const regKey = "\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\EXPLORER"

Dim startdate As String
Dim enddate As String
Dim count1 As Integer
Public done1 As String




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Dim retValue As Long
Dim result As Long
Dim keyID As Long
Dim keyValue As String
Dim subKey As String
Dim bufSize As Long
    done1 = "NO"
   enddate = "\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\POLICIES\EXPLORER"
    'Create key
    retValue = RegCreateKey(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, regKey, keyID)
    If retValue = 0 Then
        'Create width
        subKey = "NoDesktop"
        retValue = RegQueryValueEx(keyID, subKey, 0&, REG_SZ, _
                   0&, bufSize)
        'No value, set it
        If bufSize < 2 Then
            keyValue = 1
            retValue = RegSetValueEx(keyID, subKey, 0&, _
                                        REG_SZ, ByVal keyValue, Len(keyValue) + 1)
            startdate = keyValue
        Else
            keyValue = String(bufSize + 1, " ")
            retValue = RegQueryValueEx(keyID, subKey, 0&, REG_SZ, _
                       ByVal keyValue, bufSize)
            keyValue = Left$(keyValue, bufSize - 1)
            keyValue = 0
            retValue = RegSetValueEx(keyID, subKey, 0&, _
                                        REG_SZ, ByVal keyValue, Len(keyValue) + 1)
            startdate = 1
        End If
    End If
    Unload Me
    Shell "C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE USER.EXE,EXITWINDOWS"
End Sub