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Asked: 2026-05-13T11:48:28+00:00

We have a VB6 application that uses a non-visible window (form) for DDE communication.

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We have a VB6 application that uses a non-visible window (form) for DDE communication.

We have some clients reporting that occasionally they can see this window on their desktop.

I did a scan through the code for any visible = true or show’s on the form in question, but nothing.

This about all we do with it:

Load frmDDELink
frmDDELink.stuff = stuff

We don’t actually explicitly display (or explicitly not display it either).

What could cause a hidden window to be displayed on a user’s desktop such that it is visible?

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  1. Editorial Team

    A misbehaving app on the client’s machine could do that. FindWindow() is a notoriously inaccurate API function. On top of that, all VB6 windows have the same class name. Thunder something, iirc. It might be finding your window instead of the one intended, making the wrong window visible.

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