Chris Morgan cmorgan@alum.wpi.edu wrote:
I wouldn't mind adding a systray icon. I wasn't really sure how that was supposed to be done. I tried having the service add a systray icon without much success, I don't believe services can interact with the desktop. That may mean that a separate winrash monitor may have to be written that communicates with the service.
Services can interact with the desktop but not by default. It is a special option you specify when installing the service.
The magic for this is in the dwServiceType parameter of the CreateService() to register a service object in the system.
From MSDN:
SERVICE_FILE_SYSTEM_DRIVER File system driver service. SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER Driver service. SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS Service that runs in its own process. SERVICE_WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS Service that shares a process with one or more other services. For more information, see Service Programs.
If you specify either SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS or SERVICE_WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS, and the service is running in the context of the LocalSystem account, you can also specify the following type.
Type Meaning SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PROCESS The service can interact with the desktop.
Not sure how winrash is currently installed but if it is not through a small Win32 setup app but an InstallShield app, I'm sure it has according parameters to let it install as interactive service
Rolf Kalbermatter