uipi

User Interface Privilege Isolation in XP SP3

Hi All, Just after a bit of confirmation really: Does XP SP3 implement the User Interface Privilege Isolation (UIPI) mechanism found in Vista? Back story for human interest :) I've recently been handed the C++ source to a fairly large application. Sadly the sole developer of this application, since its inception back in the mid 90's, ...

SendMessage from DLL to a window in another process in Vista

I am pulling my hair out on this one. I am trying to send a message to a window in another process. I keep getting Access Denied (0x5) from GetLastError() after calling SendMessage or PostMessage or PostThreadMessage. I have tried turning off UAC. I have also accounted for UIPI by ensuring that the Integrity Levels match accross proc...

VB.NET with the UAC

I have an application that sends keystrokes to the computer using sendkeys. This works fine when the user is logged in. However, if a UAC window is open or the user is on the Windows Login screen , the sendkeys doesn't work. My understanding is that the UIPI requires code signing of my application. Can anyone provide me with a complete h...

Access to external window handles

Hello, I am having a problem with the program I am currently working on. It is caused by the increased security in vista/Windows 7, specifically the UIPI which prevents a window with a lower integrity level 'talking' to a higher one. In my case, i am wanting to tell the window with a high Integrity level to move into our application, It...