void HBITMAPfromHDC(HBITMAP &returnhbitmap, HDC hdcimage)
{
    //prepare the returnhbitmap for get the size
    BITMAP structBitmapHeader;
    memset( &structBitmapHeader, 0, sizeof(BITMAP) );
    DeleteBitmap(returnhbitmap);

    //get the hdc actual size
    returnhbitmap =(HBITMAP) GetCurrentObject(hdcimage, OBJ_BITMAP);
    GetObject(returnhbitmap, sizeof(BITMAP), &structBitmapHeader);

    //create a hdc for select the returnhbitmap
    HDC hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hdcimage);

    //clean the returnhbitmap before create a new one
    DeleteBitmap(returnhbitmap);
    returnhbitmap   = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcimage, structBitmapHeader.bmWidth,structBitmapHeader.bmHeight);

    //select returnhbitmap to hMemDC
    HBITMAP hBmp2 = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(hMemDC, returnhbitmap);

    //copy the hdcimage to hMemDC
    BitBlt(hMemDC,0,0,structBitmapHeader.bmWidth,structBitmapHeader.bmHeight,hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);

    //unselect the returnhbitmap for return it without problems
    SelectObject(hMemDC, hBmp2);

    //and then delete the DC
    DeleteDC(hMemDC);
}



//using:
//hBmp it's my global HBITMAP member Menu
            //imgMenu give me the HDC
            HBITMAPfromHDC(hBmp,imgMenu);
            SetMenuItemBitmaps(MenuHandle,ID,MF_BYCOMMAND,(HBITMAP)hBmp ,(HBITMAP)hBmp);