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Old 08-13-2008   #1 (permalink)
sengsational


 
 

System Tray Icon in Vista for a Service

So if I write a dot net application that I deploy as a service, am I
"allowed" to have a systemtray icon? It works in XP, as long as the
service is installed with the interact with desktop setting is
maintained. But I have reason to believe that maybe the stricter
world of Vista will not allow the system trayicon to be managed from a
service, or maybe there's a trick to it.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-13-2008   #2 (permalink)
Phil Wilson


 
 

Re: System Tray Icon in Vista for a Service

I don't believe there's a trick. Vista's service isolation mean that they
cannot interact with the desktop. In the .NET world I believe remoting
between a client and the service is a popular way to have UI control of the
service.

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Phil Wilson
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
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> So if I write a dot net application that I deploy as a service, am I
> "allowed" to have a systemtray icon? It works in XP, as long as the
> service is installed with the interact with desktop setting is
> maintained. But I have reason to believe that maybe the stricter
> world of Vista will not allow the system trayicon to be managed from a
> service, or maybe there's a trick to it.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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