Copying content from a hidden or clipped window in XP?

Question

I need to copy the content of a window (BitBlt) which is hidden, to another window. The problem is that once I hide the source window, the device context I got isn\'t painte

Answer 1

Approaching things from a different perspective, are you sure that's really what you want to be doing? You don't, for example, want to be using CreateCompatibleDC and CreateCompatibleBitmap to create your invisible drawing surface, drawing on that and then using BitBlt?

Some more information about the background to what you're up to might enable someone to come up with either a solution or some lateral thinking...