ok, so i've been trying to get this to work since i got vista, i'd really like to make some sort of transparent aero background on an application for college, i want the same sort of effect as Nero Reloaded to make an HCI assignment more fun. i need to do it in VB.net, as i'm awful at C - does anybody know what i need to call, or any good links for this as it's driving me up the wall