Vista - Vista service - session 0 isolation

I'm having a problem with a windows service running on a Vista client.
Situation:
A windows service running as LocalSystem hosts a .net remoting object. When
some event raises then the service starts a process. That process is a
windows forms applicatation. That process must run under the LocalSystem
account because it needs some (local)admin privileges. Under XP we used the
"interact with desktop" functionality to show the forms application. With
Vista (Session 0 Isolation) this is no longer possible. Anyone some advice
about this?




Kind regards,

Gene

Hi Gene,

What version of Vista are you referring to? Was the installation of
Vista, done on a clean partition or overtop an existing operating system?
While upgrades of Vista are marketed that you can install overtop an
existing operating system, it brings nothing but problems, because some
programs needs special drivers installed for a specific operating system.

Any new operating system, should be installed on a clean partition or
follow a reformat and install procedure.


--
thecreator


"Gene Vangampelaere" <gene.vangampelaereAT@ATinfohos.be> wrote in message
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> I'm having a problem with a windows service running on a Vista client.
> Situation:
> A windows service running as LocalSystem hosts a .net remoting object.
> When some event raises then the service starts a process. That process is
> a windows forms applicatation. That process must run under the LocalSystem
> account because it needs some (local)admin privileges. Under XP we used
> the "interact with desktop" functionality to show the forms application.
> With Vista (Session 0 Isolation) this is no longer possible. Anyone some
> advice about this?
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Gene
>
>
>

I don't know the answer. You're far more likely to find someone who does
know the answer on the MSDN Vista forums.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/def...ID=24&SiteID=1

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Gene Vangampelaere" <gene.vangampelaereAT@ATinfohos.be> wrote in message
news:u9c2z1OgHHA.3852@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I'm having a problem with a windows service running on a Vista client.
> Situation:
> A windows service running as LocalSystem hosts a .net remoting object.
> When some event raises then the service starts a process. That process is
> a windows forms applicatation. That process must run under the LocalSystem
> account because it needs some (local)admin privileges. Under XP we used
> the "interact with desktop" functionality to show the forms application.
> With Vista (Session 0 Isolation) this is no longer possible. Anyone some
> advice about this?
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Gene
>
>
>

thecreator wrote:
> Hi Gene,
>
> What version of Vista are you referring to? Was the installation of
> Vista, done on a clean partition or overtop an existing operating system?
> While upgrades of Vista are marketed that you can install overtop an
> existing operating system, it brings nothing but problems, because some
> programs needs special drivers installed for a specific operating system.
>
> Any new operating system, should be installed on a clean partition or
> follow a reformat and install procedure.
>

WTF???

Alun Harford

Gene Vangampelaere wrote:
> I'm having a problem with a windows service running on a Vista client.
> Situation:
> A windows service running as LocalSystem hosts a .net remoting object. When
> some event raises then the service starts a process. That process is a
> windows forms applicatation. That process must run under the LocalSystem
> account because it needs some (local)admin privileges. Under XP we used the
> "interact with desktop" functionality to show the forms application. With
> Vista (Session 0 Isolation) this is no longer possible. Anyone some advice
> about this?

Not at the moment. Microsoft doesn't seem to have bothered to document
such things (or, document them somewhere I can find them)

Maybe a .NET group will be able to help you better.

Alun Harford