Is there any way to avoid using father/son programs?

[protoid]

Is there some way to avoid using father/son programs while making an executable you don't want closed?

(a program [father] with another program [son] that runs with the father to make sure the father prgm is running, and runs the father when it isn't running)

example son:

#notrayicon
while 1
    while processexists("father.exe")
    sleep(100)
    wend
run("father.exe")
sleep(5000); to prevent multiple openings
wend

Edited April 28, 2008 by protoid

[PsaltyDS]

Is there some way to avoid using father/son programs while making an executable you don't want closed?

Could you explain that a little more? You want an AutoIt script to spawn a process that will continue after the script ends? Or...?

[protoid]

Could you explain that a little more? You want an AutoIt script to spawn a process that will continue after the script ends? Or...?

that better?

[Xand3r]

i gues he wants a program that can't be killed by processkill or by the task manager

[protoid]

i gues he wants a program that can't be killed by processkill or by the task manager

it can be closed- but it will just reopen

-too hard to make an uncloseable program

(btw: you can be mean and name the son svchost.exe)

Edited April 28, 2008 by protoid

[herewasplato]

Another topic that should not be discussed in an open forum...

Just my 2 cents (which ain't wort much in USD these days)

[protoid]

any suggestions on what to use?

[ivan]

create 2 scripts:

Script 1 just looks for the existance of process 2 in an infinite loop. If it does not exist, it runs it.

Script 2 does your naughty stuff by the sounds of it.

[evilertoaster]

Your previous topic was on disabling user intervention and now one on disabling users to close your program. I'm highly skeptical at this point of any good intent coming from a script doing either or (particularly) both of these.

To answer your question (I think). There is no AutoIt command (you're thinkig something like - Opt("ForceScriptToStayRunningAllTheTime",1) , I'm guessing) you can use so that the OS will prevent the proccess from closing when asked.

[protoid]

Your previous topic was on disabling user intervention and now one on disabling users to close your program. I'm highly skeptical at this point of any good intent coming from a script doing either or (particularly) both of these.

the first program disabled user input and displayed "eyes to the front please" on all of the computers in a computer lab for the duration of a presentation- this program kills all cmd windows opened, and deletes all of the user's batch files on startup

(i'm helping the sysadmin @ my school)

[Bert]

You could simply have a script that locks the mouse, then hides all the windows. If they do a Ctrl-alt-del, then have the process manager automatically close, then relock the mouse and keyboard. pretty strait forward.

[qazwsx]

couldnt the school admin just not give the students permissions to end the task?

[protoid]

the task manager is disabled, and my program disables student-run batch files + command lines

the son is just a backup in case they find another way to kill programs, which they probably will...

[protoid]

You could simply have a script that locks the mouse, then hides all the windows. If they do a Ctrl-alt-del, then have the process manager automatically close, then relock the mouse and keyboard. pretty strait forward.

the task manager is blocked- they use taskkill

[qazwsx]

doesnt taskkill have to be run as admin?

Edited April 29, 2008 by qazwsx

[protoid]

taskkill /im whatever.exe

in command prompt, kills whatever you want it to, even if you aren't an admin...

that's why batch files and the command prompt are blocked

[evilertoaster]

If the proccess is ran as an administrator they should not have access to close it (as a normal user).

You should be able to do somthing with SetSecurityInformation() (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379588(VS.85).aspx) but this is more or less not an autoit related question as you phrase it.

There are some pointers here- http://it.gps678.com/29/6b0ba6267e981df8.html which has some followup links to MSDN pages that have demos ect.

[C2C]

I still dont like the sound of this

[flip209]

I agree maybe it is realated to this theard:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry501624

[C2C]

Ok so that program is for a game right ok so uhm yeah thats for a game mkay and this one cant be shutdown he managed to disable the taskmanager ok whatelse oh yeah take this BANana and eat it :D

EDIT: i was referring to protoid ofcourse

thanks for the link flip209

Edited April 29, 2008 by C2C