I am trying to create a service with C# that launches a process that can be displayed on the Windows XP Logon screen. I found some code that is doing this in C++. The C++ code is for a service that creates another process with STARTUPINFO.lpDesktop set to "WinSta0\WinLogon". The created process is then displayed to the Windows Logon S...
From the Microsoft website (see msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683502(VS.85).aspx) it clearly says "Services cannot directly interact with a user as of Windows Vista". So I decided to test this by using "psexec -s cmd.exe". As far as I know, "psexec" creates a service in order to open a command prompt. Needless to say it worked. I ...
Is there any reliable way to monitor failed logon attempts on-the-fly in Windows XP? (well, Vista too for that matter). I need to monitor failed logon attempts programmatically which is currently accomplished with a simple GINA Stub by subclassing the Login dialog from MSGINA. However, my current solution is not waterproof if there are ...
Problem: After uninstalling a replacement GINA I get logged off immediately after logging on if I use the WIX 3.0 installer. I have a replacement login process (GINA) for windows XP. It consists of a single file placed in the system directory C:\windows\system32\NewGina.dll and a registry entry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsof...
I am trying to remove the windows logon screen (winlogon) from an executable launched from a service. The service would start automatically with windows and wait for commands from another computer. When it receives a command, it will launch an exe which will start cmd.exe under a particular username. The service is already present. I ha...
Hey Folks, I am using the LogonUser function (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa378184(VS.85).aspx) to authenticate users. However i have found that if a user changes their password (ie from Password1 to Password2) both passwords will then work. However i would like it so that only the current password can be used. Is there some...
SUMMARY How can I make my GUI application run on windows startup on a modified Windows box that will not start explorer.exe. Placing a link in Programs -> Startup folder doesn't get executed. My Application is graphical so I cannot just modify application to run as a service. Background I have an application that needs to run on...
To install Winlogon Notification Package you need to add entries in registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify. Then you must restart computer so winlogon will read this configuration. Is there a way to force winlogon to refresh this configuration without restarting? OR How can I det...
hi i built a program that hooks the keyboard and when some hotkey pressed it openning the door (that connected to the COM1 serial port of the computer). this works fine, until i locking the computer (winkey+L). i want to be able to open the door with the same hotkey from the logon screen. i using Windows XP & C#. how do i do that? t...
I have Credential manager implemented in VC++ which captures credentials during login process. It works well in XP/Vista/Windows 7 32 bit env. But is not working in 64 bit. Any idea ? Thanks in advance for any help ...
I'm trying to create a utility similar to Microsoft's abandoned Super Fast User Switcher (download), which allows fast user switching without going through the Welcome screen. I have a working implementation using the undocumented WinStationConnectW API (along with WTSEnumerateSessions), but it can only switch to a user who is already l...
Is there any way for a Windows service to get a logon notification as in the WinLogon notification package in Vista and Windows 7? I have a Windows service that needs to be notified about users logging in in a synchronous way. The user is not supposed to be logged on before the service has dealt with the logon notification. This worked ...
Hi, I was wondering if there is a simple way for a service to create a process in user session? My service is running as a user(administrator) account and not as a LocalSystem acount, therefore i can't use the WTSQueryUserToken function. i have tried calling OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess,TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS,TokenHandle); but whe...
I want to take a screenshot of desktop while Windows is locked (with Win+L). Standard methods make a black screen, with code of pixel: COLORREF color = GetPixel(hdc, x, y); equal -1. Neither a user mode program nor a service could capture a useful image. Any ideas? ...
As for personal fun and challenge, I wanted to add a way to login on my own personal computers. All are currently using Windows 7. Normally this would use ICredentialProvider or something like that. Basically the goal here is to have 2 way to login, the normal user/password one and the alternative (mine) with a Yubikey. Is there any wh...
What would I have to do to make a web page be displayed no matter the status of the desktop including logged on/off or locked? The web page in question is a javascript banner for an alert system. It works fine if the user is logged on right now, but I want it to display no matter what. Would making it a service work? ...
Is anyone familiar recent problem with logon scripts failing following Microsoft’s patching KB982802 and KB2360937? other users have reported the same here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/28bc2814-319e-446d-97b4-fd164c4e4d9a/?prof=required However Microsoft is not coming back to us! I'm not keen on uni...