I am using VS.Net 2002 with windows 2000 advanced server and windows 2000
professional. I have a requirement to use windows service with a GUI.

I want to show my own User Interface(Dialog) to get user input, before
windows login screen. For that I have created a windows service, in the
onstart event of this service, I am calling a vb.net exe, which has windows
form. But it throws error bcoz of the form. I even tried by calling a vb.net
dll from windows service with a msgbox in the dll ,i am getting the same
problem.
During this error, the DEBUG points to the form in the code.

Can someone please suggest a solution.

TIA,
Gary

"Gary" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I want to show my own User Interface(Dialog) to get user input, before

What kind of input? Does this input change each time the service starts?
Perhaps you can collect this input during the installation and store it in
a configuration file. Then if you need to change it, either edit the
config file or have a windows app that configures the service.

Thanks Tom,

I want to know whether a windows service which is created in vb.net can be
installed on windows 98 .
If so.... how ?

Please help me.
Thanks again,
Gary

"Tom Spink" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately, you can't just load a program before the login screen and
> display it, because the Login screen is on a separate desktop.
>
> You will have to write a Windows GINA to do this, which is not possible in
> any .NET language, only C++ or Delphi.
>
> --
> HTH,
> -- Tom Spink, Über Geek
>
> Please respond to the newsgroup,
> so all can benefit
>
>
> "Gary" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am using VS.Net 2002 with windows 2000 advanced server and windows
2000
> > professional. I have a requirement to use windows service with a GUI.
> >
> > I want to show my own User Interface(Dialog) to get user input, before
> > windows login screen. For that I have created a windows service, in the
> > onstart event of this service, I am calling a vb.net exe, which has
> windows
> > form. But it throws error bcoz of the form. I even tried by calling a
> vb.net
> > dll from windows service with a msgbox in the dll ,i am getting the same
> > problem.
> > During this error, the DEBUG points to the form in the code.
> >
> > Can someone please suggest a solution.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Gary
> >
> >
>
>

Hello,

"Gary" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
> I want to know whether a windows service which is created in vb.net can be
> installed on windows 98 .
> If so.... how ?

No---MSDN:

<msdn>
Platforms: Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000,
Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows .NET Server family
</msdn>

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet