title: vb.net Prevent Form 1 from activating when form 2 is clicked
body: <p>im having a similar problem like the solution here <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6239723/prevent-main-form-from-appearing-when-showing-another-form">Prevent main form from appearing when showing another form</a> . but some of the suggestions were to minimize the main app so it doesnt show, which i cant do because my main app is supposed to be a desktop to be underneath all other apps to replace the windows desktop. And the second forms are supposed to be sticky notes. so i cant minimize the main window cause it has the user background and other controls. i tried making the parent of the notes a Nothing pointer, a pointer to the desktop, creating the form through a dll but i had no success.</p>
  
  <p>My main problem is that when i click a note (form2) form1 comes up, even with form1 having the WS_EX_NOACTIVATE in the createparams. form1 does the form2.show() but they shouldn't be attached.</p>
  
  <p>Another reason im having trouble with the solutions preseted in that post is that they are for delphi and im doing it in vb.net.</p>
  
  <p>All i need is being able to click on the controls and write in the note without bringing the main form behind the note. either making them independent, or making the note not focusing the first form or being able to operate the note without it activating. i dont know. my last resource is to attach my main form to the desktop but i've heard is the worst thing you can do because it can cause problems hanging the system.</p>