Re: Proxy Desktop

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/24/04


Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 22:08:37 +1000

The type of program that would use this API call would often, but not always, be spywear.

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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message news:ek8x0UXcEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
That just contols how windows open. They are all in the same process. There is one or two processes.
1 x All Explorer - Start, Desktop, Taskbar and open folder windows
or
1x Start, Desktop, Taskbar
1x All open folder windows
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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
"T.L. (Tim) Donnelly" <tldonn@NOSPAMworldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:OP3X9FXcEHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks.  Will run with that for a while and see what happens.  What about
> the "Folder Options>>General>>Browse Folders>>Open each folder in its own
> window"?  Does this play into the mix, or is it a Non-Contributor to the
> issue?
> 
> So, is this a Vendor problem with PD?
> 
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23QF6S6WcEHA.1644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Try clearing Launch Folder Windows In Seperate Process. It is probably a
> program you've installed doing it as the only function call that mentions PD
> is one for a program to tell if it's in IE or Explorer, but only if explorer
> in in one process.
> 
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> 'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
> 
> "T.L. (Tim) Donnelly" <tldonn@NOSPAMworldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:est%23qrWcEHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Can someone point me in the direction of information regarding Microsoft's
> > Proxy Desktop?  My desktop has become very unstable, and the only way I
> can
> > get it to work correctly is to have the defaults set for appearance and
> > folder options.  Additionally, whenever I shutdown my machine, Proxy
> Desktop
> > will not respond and I must cancel it via the pop-up.  I would like to
> know
> > more about this component, especially how one goes about getting at any
> > properties associated with it.  Ultimately, if I can disable many of it's
> > purported "rich features" I could regain control over my desktop.  Thx.
> >
> >
> 
>


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