How to remove default icon in caption of MessageBox

[am 2009]

Hi , I am using MessageBox function as MessageBox(NULL,L"Please start application ",L"Test",MB_OK |MB_SYSTEMMODAL); I want to show this message box always on top so that user have to close it first. When I use MB_SYSTEMMODAL to make it modal message,default blank icon is added into messageBox caption. I want to messageBox as modal but without icon in caption. Is there any way to do this.? Thanks ABM

[BIJU Manjeri]

Please try this.. MessageBox(L"Please start application ",L"Test",MB_OK |MB_APPLMODAL); :)

[am 2009]

IF I use MB_APPLMODAL style , messageBox get hided/minimize when user click on any other application. Actually I am calling one application having above message from custom action in setup project.

[Mohan Ramachandra]

Hope this one will help

MessageBox(NULL,L"Please start application ",L"Test",MB_OK |MB_TOPMOST);

MB_TOPMOST : Creates the message box with the WS_EX_TOPMOST window style.

[BIJU Manjeri]

yes Mohan, your code seems working.. :)

[Mohan Ramachandra]

:thumbsup:

[am 2009]

Hi Mohan, MB_TOPMOST property is ignored by vista. It is working fine on Windows XP,but not on Vista.

[BIJU Manjeri]

hi am, I tested the code MessageBox(L"Please start application ",L"Test",MB_OK |MB_TOPMOST|MB_APPLMODAL); on windows 7. Its working fine for me. If the above code is also not working for you, then create your own message box, by specifyng the Window Styles in CreateWindow() :)

[Mohan Ramachandra]

am 2009 wrote:

MB_TOPMOST property is ignored by vista. It is working fine on Windows XP,but not on Vista.

I am using Vista and it's working fine.