Hello,

I have an exe file which is executed every time I start my PC system.Now I want this application to run in the background (i.e silent or hidden mode).I dont want other's to know that the application is running.

Is there anyway where in which I could do this for example an option I could add in the registry or any change in my code (c++) to make the exe run invisible to others.

I have seen other free software downloads which can make icons or applications invisible.But all these software require the user to manually select the exe (which is running at present) or icon which should be made invisible.

I need my application which is in C++ coding to be executed invisibly....any way to achieve this?..Help would be appreciated.

Thank You,
Regards,
Rajeev Nair.

You can't make it invisible.

They will see that your application is running if they have a look at the taskmanager.

hi,

Thanks for the response.Yes I know that the exe which is currently running can be viewed from the task manager.

What my aim is to hide the console which opens up every time in the background whenever the exe is running.In other words the exe file should run silently in the background.

Help would be appreciated,

Regards,
Rajeev

Try the ShowWindow(hWnd, 0); from the win32 API ?
You can also compile your application as a "win32 application" : the program will not display the window

Hi,

I have tried using the showwindow() function, now my doubt is how should I compile my code.I am using borland C++ complier and there is an option for compiling windows application and on compiling I get the following error:



My code is:


If I compile this code as a normal cpp file it is compiled without any error.But on running the exe it displays output. (i.e it does not run silently in background).

The code forces an exe file (sss.exe) which performs locking of the PC on local system.I want this program to be executed silently in the background (without any displays) everytime the PC is started.

Regards,
Rajeev

Use ShellExecute to launch "sss -l", this doesn't stop the program
Get the handle of the window you would like to hide and then, use ShowWindow(handle, 0);
find a way to get the handle when your program starts of use FindWindow
The problem : if you use FindWindow, the window will be dispplayed, and then, your prog will hide it.

Hi,



On using shellexecute to launch the exe and using SW_HIDE option the exe runs silently.

Now I am making use of an utlity called psexec (executes the exe file in a remote or local PC).If I try to execute the t.exe file (this exe performs the shellexecute function) on a remote PC or even local PC using psexec utility the file is not executed an returns error 0.

I have used psexec on some c++ (exe files) which seems to work fine so far.but it fails in this case.Any ideas??..

Thanks for the help,
Regards,
Rajeev