How to make an invisible form or console

I am writing a simple program that copies a few files and calls regsvr32 to register dlls. Right now I do this as Win32 Console App and I want to hide the console window. Does anybody know how to do this? Do I have to write a Win32 app, create a form and set it invisible?

Thanks.

P.S. Is there a way to register dll's w/o regsvr32?

Yes...create a Win32 project and use WinMain instead of main. No need for any windows or forms

If you dont want to use RegSvr32 try loading the dll with LoadLibrary, then use GetProcAddress to find DllRegisterServer, call that function and you should be registered!

Thanks Fordy.
I now have another question. This app after it finishes copying and registering DLLs launches another application. Is it possible to end this process after the new one is launched?
The reason why I'm asking this is beacuse I have written an app like this in VB, and it doesn't exit untill the launched process finishes. If the child process hangs or crashes, the parent application is never terminated.

It depends on how you launched the child process I gather. Just a quick browse through MSDN leads me to believe that you don't have to wait for a process to return if you use most methods and you could just return from your WinMain.

How are you launching the process?

If you launch the other app with say CreateProcess, then the call returns straight away without waiting for the other app to finish...