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Mostek
February 8th, 2003, 08:17
Hi guys

There is some time I'm having this problem:
when I write hwnd SIce says "can't find desktop window".

Any clues why this happens??

I've even installed a new XP on a different partition and right after SIce but still ->no desktop window.
I was thinking if this isn't a protection of some kind->bad serial or whatever.

Peace
Mostek

esther
February 8th, 2003, 14:36
Hi
what version of softice are you using?
there are 2 options

1)installed the latest Ds 2.7

2)try load it manually


Regards

Mostek
February 8th, 2003, 20:18
I have the latest (2.7), running it at boot->need because of the driver(well I'll test it).

Peace
Mostek

naides
February 9th, 2003, 14:00
Under XP you need to give HWND more info: look it up in the manual (See, I did not say read the forking manual!!!)

HWND desktop | module | thread | class-name

Usually if you find out the module you want to check with TASK, HWND 'your_module' gives you the results you are looking for.

for more info RTFM page 124

Aimless
February 10th, 2003, 00:03
Sadly, in Windows NT and kin, you MUST be in the correct address for the break to occur.

Type in ADDR and name of your app (as seen through PROC command)

Example:

ADDR Notepad

(I know the name of the process is Notepad because I did my PROC command before the ADDR command)

THEN:

Apply hwnd command.

Have Phun

Mostek
February 10th, 2003, 06:58
naides I though that reading the forking manual onces is enough(a few years back). It looks not.
Anyway thanks.

Aimless yeah it looks that I'm at the begining again. The commands that I used under w98 doesn't work as they used anymore. Interesting was that HWND on it's own worked sometimes and it didn't rest of the times.
It looks I just got lucky to break in good proc space.

And that is why I was so clueless->it works and than it just stops.

So now I know I have to read the forking manual again.

Thanks guys you are a blast.

Peace
Mostek