Run LabVIEW exe in notification tray

How would I run a labview program in the notification tray without having a main icon open in the task bar. The program would just be placed in the startup folder and operate solely from the notification tray?
Paul Power
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Here's another implementation that I use and like.
http://lavag.org/topic/14060-put-your-labview-in-the-tray-once-and-for-all/
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