You may need to break it into two parts. The service, which would be run under admin would launch at boot and remain running. Only an admin could kill it, using the windows services manager. If users need to interact with the service, you provide a GUI interface that they can start/stop at will. Stopping their GUI does not terminate the service - only their interface to it. Users only have ability to do things to the service that you permit in the GUI. Communication between GUI and service element can be via shared memory, sockets, mailslots, etc... You can launch GUI via login script if desired also. Presumably that is along the lines of what the boss intends. tim -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gre Taguran Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 11:03 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] pls. read. i have a program and my boss have some hard requirements. it should run in windows 2000 it should not be killed (but do not use any hack like disabling ctrl+alt+del, or hiding it from the task manager). what he suggest is it should run as administrator as a service so that ordinary users would not able to kill it just like what linux does. the problem is i already make it run as service but: 1st thing i tried is i maked it log in as localsystem and ordinary users ofcourse was able to kill it. 2nd is i make it run in administrator so that others would not be able to kill it BUT the problem is other users would not able to see or execute this service... guys do you have any idea how we can able to run it in windows 2000 but cannot be killed by other users... pls reply... GRETAGS -- Message sent using e-Finity WebMail 2.0 System Net International, Philippines, Inc. an affiliate of SNI, Virginia, USA www.sni.ph www.sni-inc.com ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm