Thread: Getting area "Behind" the window... Urgent!

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    Exclamation Getting area "Behind" the window... Urgent!

    I need to BitBlt the image behind my window onto my window, as to make it "Invisible", this is vital to my project, and no I can't jsut not show the window... lolz.

    Please Help, Thanks...


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    Try,
    on init, to GetDesktopWindow(). Use this handle to GetDC(), this DC should have the a BMP containing the computers desktop.

    Use GetUpdateRect() to find the area the paint call is for and BitBlt() from the desktop BMP.
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