I have a program that runs at every startup, it is somewhat similiar to Norton Anti Virus, in such way that it shouldn't be able to be closed with the taskmanager. I didn't know how to do that, so I disabled the taksmanager and made my own. This control didn't work properly. So now I have the question, does anyone know how I can manipulate the taskmanager so it can't close my program or shows up in the list? App.TaskVisible isn't an option because you can still close the program

So I need a way to override the close command from taskmanager but it still have to close when I log off or shutdown my computer. Or I need a way to manipulate taskmanager so my program doesn't show up

Thanks in advance

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Shondoit fais G'ot < http://home.deds.nl/~7dfp >

Tons of threads here on this subject...

but in NT/XP systems... everything can be terminated... other than "System Idle Process" and other "program is the OS" type of programs.

Anti-virus... firewals... they can be shutdown with little to no effort.

[Edited by JLRodgers on 06-07-2005 at 01:21 AM GMT]

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Where is here?

And can't you manipulate Taskmanager so it won't show your program? Like subclassing or something

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Shondoit fais G'ot < http://home.deds.nl/~7dfp >

here being this board... (try the search).

No, you can't subclass it to hide stuff... everything (virus scanners, firewalls) are listed there. Any legitimate program doens't need to hide from the user or make it so it can't be closed. While it could seem that way... if it blocks the ability to close, you can't uninstall it, you can't shut it down if it errors or conflicts with something else...

But even norton anti-virus is listed and can be closed.

If you're programming exclusively for a non-NT based OS (Windows 95, 98, ME), you can list the program as a service -- but most users that have purchased a computer since 2002 will not have that OS.


[Edited by JLRodgers on 06-07-2005 at 01:52 PM GMT]

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You can actually "prevent" a program from closing in the form_queryunload event anyway...



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