// in .h file #define WM_MSGONTRAY (WM_USER + 100) //Message Defined afx_msg LRESULT OnNotifyIcon(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam); // You should using LRESULT(return value) (WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) (two parameters) // in .cpp file ON_MESSAGE(WM_MSGONTRAY, OnNotifyIcon) // Add ON_MESSAGE() in MESSAGE_MAP LRESULT CMinTrayDlg::OnNotifyIcon(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { // TODO: Add your specialized code here }