Re: CreateProcessWithLogonW and STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW

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From: Gary Chanson (gchanson_at_No.Spam.TheWorld.net)
Date: 07/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:36:08 -0400

"Tim Robinson" <tim.at.gaat.freeserve.co.uk@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:2lcgh7Fb49gsU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Gary Chanson wrote:
> > True. My understanding is that the console is controlled by
> > CSRSS but the console program is the owner. You can't set hooks in
> > console windows in NT type platforms but you can in Win9x.
>
> I think console windows show up in the list for the owner process so that
> things like Task Manager work.
>
> Interestingly, though, the console Properties dialog seems to run in the
> context of the owner. At least, if you suspend a console app at a
> breakpoint, the window itself continues to function but choosing
Properties
> does nothing until you resume the app.

    Interesting but not surprising. I'd would expect it to run in the
owning thread. What I don't understand is that if things like that run in
the context of the console app, why does the console subsystem disable
setting hooks? I don't see where the security consideration applies. 

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