This oughta do it
DWORD dwExstyle = GetWindowExStyle(hwnd);
SetWindowLong ( hwnd, dwExstyle|WS_EX_LAYERED );
SetLayeredWindowAttributes ( hwnd, 0, 128, LWA_ALPHA );
--Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ Trillian: What are you supposed to do with a manically depressed robot? Marvin: You think you've got problems. What are you supposed to do if you are a manically depressed robot?