"Gouse" wrote in message
news:1169723460.558393.238840@q2g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a small application which is running in service mode. Its
> responsible is to provide email configuratio. If it gets a request( eg:
>
> Export the file throug email) from the user, first it will check
> whether
> any email is account is created or not, if not( here my application
> uses one third party .exe that is IDSMAIL.exe) it will pop up a error
> message dialog and then it shoul display the outlook email acount
> configuration window.
>
> Everty thing is workig fine if i am running my application in console
> mode.
>
> Note: I tried setting lpDesktop = "Winstat0\\Defaut" while creating
> the process in startupinfo
> structure in case of service mode, it is able to display the error
> message dialog box but after that it is not displaying the outlook
> email acount configuration window. Just it gives Failed to Login Mail
> server

Services should never use the desktop, on Vista it isn't even allowed
anymore.
Instead you would have a separate client that you start automatically for
all users
which then communicate with the server using named pipe (or mailslot or
socket).

If you mean your app runs as "service" without a window, then either it
works as for your account or the user doesn't have the appropriate
permission, DSN settings etc to work.

Also, when running stuff in a real Service, keep in mind that it's
HKEY_CURRENT_USER is pointing at .Default profile unless you are running it
as a specific account, load the appropriate hive yourself or refernce it via
enumeration of HKEY_USERS.

- Sten