CreateProcess() method

[Madan Chauhan]

Hi all, I have one query. I am able to run any .exe using createProcess() by giving the complete path of exe as first parameter. If I want to run diskmgmt.msc then I click on Start->run-> "type here diskmgmt.msc". Now I want to execute this disk management by using createprocess method. Please suggest me that how can I do this? Thanks.

[Nibu babu thomas]

Madan Chauhan wrote:

If I want to run diskmgmt.msc then I click on Start->run-> "type here diskmgmt.msc". Now I want to execute this disk management by using createprocess method.

The process for running msc files is C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe. So for e.g. you wanna run an msc file called perfmon.msc then you've got to pass it on as a command line argument... C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe perfmon.msc So for disk management msc file we'll go like this... C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe diskmgmt.msc Another option is to use ShellExecuteEx without worrying about which exe should be used for opening a file. The Shell will decide. ;) But limitations being that you cannot wait on the process handle.

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[Jijo Raj]

mmc.exe (Microsoft Management Console) is the host executable that actually runs when you open diskmgmt.msc. So spawn mmc.exe by using CreateProcess(). For instance,

// Startup Info.
STARTUPINFO si;
ZeroMemory( &si, sizeof(si) );
si.cb = sizeof(si);

// Process Info.
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
ZeroMemory( &pi, sizeof(pi) );

// Start the child process.
CreateProcess( NULL,
_T("mmc.exe diskmgmt.msc"),
NULL,
NULL,
FALSE,
0,
NULL,
NULL,
&si,
&pi );

Well, If you just want to open the DiskManagementConsole, then ShellExecute() can do it more easily.

ShellExecute( 0, _T("open"), _T("diskmgmt.msc"), 0, 0, SW_SHOW );

Regards, Jijo.

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