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Hello!

I think you might be looking for "GetAsyncKeyState". It allows you to return the state of a certian key.

Here's a small example...

Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Integer) As Short

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized
Me.Hide()
End Sub

Private Sub Form1_KeysDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown

If CTRLUp() = False Then
If SHIFTUp() = False Then
If e.KeyCode = Keys.A Then
Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
Me.Show()
End If
End If
End If

End Sub

Private Function CTRLUp() As Boolean
Dim iButtonState As Integer
iButtonState = GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.ControlKey)
CTRLUp = (iButtonState = 0)
End Function

Private Function SHIFTUp() As Boolean
Dim iButtonState As Integer
iButtonState = GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.ShiftKey)
SHIFTUp = (iButtonState = 0)
End Function

There is great stuff all over MSDN & Google about this API if you would like to learn more.

Hope this helps. Happy Programming! :)

Jugg