>Finally, is there a system call that allows you to set the Windows StartBar AUTOHIDE property to True? I need all the screen real-estate I can get and I'd like to AUTOHIDE the start bar without requiring the user to set this themselves.

I'm sure there is a funciton to do this, but I would consider it bad manners. Unless ou are writing apps for a small group of internal users, this will probably get you some flak. I personally hate when the startbar doesn't hide itself, but I know users that feel equally as strongly about having it persist.

Just my .02