[ros-kernel] RE: Re: Desktop

[Casper H. <ch...@us...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Kohl [mailto:ek...@rz...] 
> Sent: 7. november 2001 19:56
> To: ros...@re...
> Subject: [ros-kernel] Re: Desktop
> 
> 
> 
> "Jason Filby" <jas...@ya...> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > Does anyone know when and where the Desktop window is 
> created? Also, 
> > it IS a window and not just a DC, right?
> >
> Yes, it is a real window! IMHO, the desktop window should be 
> created by winlogon.exe. It creates the window-stations, a 
> desktop for each window-station and finally a desktop window 
> for each desktop.

Yes, this is my understanding too. Have a look in winlogon.c.
The interactive windowstation, and three desktops are created;
the application desktop, the secured winlogon desktop, and 
the screensaver desktop. Inside Windows 2000 states that a
window class is registered for the winlogon desktop
(to listen for the SAS key sequence), but it does not say
anything about a window class beeing created for the
application desktop.

In Windows XP the winlogon desktop seem to have been thrown
out. Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del will bring up the task manager.
I wonder why MS removed it...

  Casper

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