Manipulating user settings in Windows with .NET

[Christer Claesson]

Hello there I had this fun idea about writing a program were you can set rights on other accounts(if you are admin etc), and also list what accounts exists on the computer. Everything I intend to do you can already do in windows xp but I want to do it anyway and do it in my program instead. One example would be to set account x so you cannot login afer 10pm. Problem is, I know very little about what I suspect is needed to do that. I'm suspecting I will have to manipulate the windows shell in some way perhaps? Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions were I could start looking for information or suggestions how to do this feel free to reply. I know mostly c# but have played around with c/c++ and I guess I could learn it again if needed.

[Filip van der Meeren]

Just me thinking in a strange way (in a way I would never program)... Why don't you just call in .net the Process class with the right commands as arguments... I actually don't know the usersettings (as I don't use those), but knowing Windows, there must be a cmd command. And you can call the cmd with the Process class ... Do you see where I am going ? :doh: But the first thing I should do, look for methods in the user32.dll and such for things that do your thing (I am so boring :zzz:) If you can understand anything of my typing (because I don't :->), try to search in that direction... And if you have the final program, email me the link :-O

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