send a specifi hotkey when open a visual basic application

[sisbril]

I have a software the run a process when I press CTRL+ALT+D in anyplace of windows.

What I need to do is create a visual basic exe that press CTRL+ALT+D in the windows forms.

I already tried the code bellow but no success:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
SendKeys.Send("^%(D)")
End Sub


thank you.