if( !::CreateProcess( victimFileName.c_str(), // No module name (use command line). 

	NULL,			  // Command line. 

	NULL,             // Process handle not inheritable. 

	NULL,             // Thread handle not inheritable. 

	NULL,             // Set handle inheritance to FALSE. 

	CREATE_SUSPENDED, // suspended creation flags. 

	NULL,             // Use parent's environment block. 

	NULL,             // Use parent's starting directory. 

	&si,              // Pointer to STARTUPINFO structure.

	&pi )             // Pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION structure.

	) 

{

	MessageBox(NULL, GetLastErrorMsg().c_str(), MSG_CAPTION, 

		MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION|MB_APPLMODAL); 

	return 1;

}

//Before patching the victim application it's better to suspend it..

//If we cannot for some protection suspend the application then

//a little of tentatives are tried:

//1. repeat several time SuspendThread (see comment below to see why)

//2. try to lower the priority

//3. try using the kernel counterparts zwSuspendThread and zwSuspendProcess

//4. open the process to get another process handle. 

// If all these things fails then closes the patcher with an error!

if(SuspendThread(pi.hThread)==-1) {

	//If the thread is making a kernel call, SuspendThread fails. 

	//An application may need to repeat the SuspendThread several times for it 

	//to succeed.

	int trials_count=0;

	BOOL skiptherest=FALSE;

	while(trials_count<=MAX_SUSPENDTHREAD_TRIALS) {

		if(SuspendThread(pi.hThread)!=-1) {

			skiptherest=TRUE;

			break;

		}

		trials_count++;

	}

	

	//Try to lower the the thread's priority.

	if(!skiptherest) {

		thPriority=GetThreadPriority(pi.hThread);

		if(thPriority!=THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL)

			SetThreadPriority(pi.hThread,THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);

		if(SuspendThread(pi.hThread)!=-1)

			skiptherest=TRUE;

	}

	

	//Try suspending the process using kernel equivalent functions

	NTSTATUS ret=0;

	if(!skiptherest) {

		ret=ZwSuspendThread(pi.hThread, NULL);

		if(ret>0)

			skiptherest=TRUE;

	}

	if(!skiptherest) {

		ret=ZwSuspendProcess(pi.hProcess);

		if(ret>0)

			skiptherest=TRUE;

	}



	if(!skiptherest) {

		HANDLE hProc=OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS,FALSE, pi.dwProcessId);

		if(hProc==NULL) {

			MessageBox(NULL, GetLastErrorMsg().c_str(), MSG_CAPTION, 

			MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION|MB_APPLMODAL); 

			return 1;

		}

		pi.hProcess=hProc;

		bProcessOpened=TRUE;

		NTSTATUS ret=ZwSuspendProcess(pi.hProcess);

		if(ret>0)

			skiptherest=TRUE;

	}



	if(!skiptherest) {

		::MessageBox(NULL, GetLastErrorMsg().c_str(), MSG_CAPTION, 

			MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION|MB_APPLMODAL); 

		return 1;

	}

		

}