Microsoft KB Archive/818858

= The CreateProcessWithLogonW Function Ignores the startinfo.wShowWindow Flag =

Article ID: 818858

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you call the CreateProcessWithLogonW function, the startinfo.wShowWindow flag is ignored. For example, if you want to hide the program that you start, the program is visible after it starts.



CAUSE
The flag is not passed to the kernel function that actually implements the call.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name      Platform -  22-May-2003  17:18  5.1.2600.1224  1,586,176  Advapi32.dll   IA64 12-May-2003 17:30  5.1.2600.1221    227,456  Ksecdd.sys     IA64 22-May-2003 17:18  5.1.2600.1221     43,520  Seclogon.dll   IA64 19-May-2003 17:49  5.1.2600.1224    566,784  Wadvapi32.dll  IA64 12-May-2003 17:17  5.1.2600.1221     15,360  Wseclogon.dll  IA64 22-May-2003 17:18  5.1.2600.1224    566,784  Advapi32.dll   x86 12-May-2003 17:16  5.1.2600.1221     80,512  Ksecdd.sys     x86 22-May-2003 17:18  5.1.2600.1221     15,360  Seclogon.dll   x86

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name      Platform ---  06-Jun-2003  18:12  5.2.3790.51  1,384,960  Advapi32.dll   IA64 06-Jun-2003 18:12  5.2.3790.51     44,544  Seclogon.dll   IA64 06-Jun-2003 18:13  5.2.3790.51    562,176  Wadvapi32.dll  IA64 06-Jun-2003 18:13  5.2.3790.51     16,896  Wseclogon.dll  IA64 06-Jun-2003 18:13  5.2.3790.51    562,176  Advapi32.dll   x86 06-Jun-2003 18:13  5.2.3790.51     16,896  Seclogon.dll   x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Windows XP
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB818858

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