Determine Shell Process ID

[codeguru_zoicas]

Is there any posibility to determine which process is my shell ?

Thx
Cristi

[Marc G]

Find the desktop -> GetDesktopWindow
then use GetWindowThreadProcessId to get the process and thread ID.

[codeguru_zoicas]

The problem is that I get the process ID of csrss.exe, but I need the Windows Explorer process id.

[Marc G]

Perhaps GetShellWindow (only Windows 2000 or later).

What are you trying to do? Why do you need that ID?

[codeguru_zoicas]

Ok... it works. THX

I need to destroy all the processes started by a certain user (exclude the shell ).

[Marc G]

I need to destroy all the processes started by a certain user (exclude the shell ).
Why do you need to do that?

[MrViggy]

Are you sure Windows Explorer is running for that user? ;)

The only reason I ask is that I'm running Windows XP, and NO Explorer at all. I've gone and changed my shell from Explorer to something else. In other words, this app may work for most users, but not all...

Viggy

[codeguru_zoicas]

Why do I need to do that ? Here is the answer :

I have a computer advertising something on the desktop (active desktop). I also
want to let users to browse the web. After a certian period of idle time I want to
close all the windows (an the processes) open by the user who used the
computer to make the advertisement visible.

Cristi

[Marc G]

mmm, then don't close all programs, just use the "Show Desktop" functionality, which minimizes all windows.