After a endless search for a simple application to replace taskbar & captionbar icons to an transparent one, I found skwire @ Donationcoder who was willing to help me out.

He wrote a simple program that just replaces those icons without reshacking any programs. It's amazingly simpel and effective. Be sure to check Donationcoder as they deserve a lot of credit.

The program is simple and only tested on Winxp sp3.

1.Unpack, and place in a directory of choice
2.Create a shortcut
3.Put the shortcut in your startup folder
4.Reboot or click your shortcut and enjoy !

Known "issues"

1.Almost instantly replace icons, however you can actually see it happen, this does not bother me
2.To quit the application you have to kill it in your taskmanager (there is no exit function)

I did not make this application, but I'll redirect any bugs to the coder.

Download here: TbarIconBlanker
Source is included

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28/8/09 Version 0.0.0.2
Minor bug fixed:
- Icon reappearing when navigating with explorer.
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Please re-download !