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01.30.2006 at 12:18PM PST, ID: 21715989
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Create Window on login desktop

Asked by dankennedy in C++ Programming Language

Tags: window, desktop

Hi,
I'm creating a Windows service which performs some system maintenance and I don't want the user logging into the system while this service is running.  I'd like to display a Window which tells the user not to login while the service is running.

So far I have the service done and am able to create a Window, but when I install the service and reboot, the Window doesn't display in the login area.  I've seen this done in other applications and so I know it is possible to display a message or Window before the user logs in.  This application will run on 2000 and XP only.

Let me know how I can do this.  There is either a certain trick I need to use when I'm creating my Window/Dialog, or maybe I need to do something to display Windows when running as a service?

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