Monitoring desktop windows from a Windows service

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Capture and save desktop windows from a Windows service.

setupmonitor_msi.zip
- SetupMonitor.msi
screenmonitor_src.zip
- ScreenMonitor
  - Debug
  - Release
    - installserv.bat
  - ScreenMonitor.sln
  - ScreenMonitor
    - Debug
      - ScreenmonitorService.exe.config
    - Release
      - ScreenmonitorService.exe.config
    - ScreenMonitor.sln
    - ScreenMonitorLib
    - ScreenmonitorService
  - ScreenMonitorLib
    - Impersonation.cs
    - Properties
    - ScreenMonitorLib.csproj
    - SnapShot.cs
    - SnapShotDS.cs
    - SnapShotDS.Designer.cs
    - SnapShotDS.xsc
    - SnapShotDS.xsd
    - SnapShotDS.xss
    - Win32API.cs
  - ScreenmonitorService
  - SetupMonitor
    - SetupMonitor.vdproj
  - SnapShotManager
    - About.cs
    - About.resx
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - DataSources
        
        ScreenMonitorLib.SnapShotDS+ApplicationsDataTable.datasource
        
        ScreenMonitorLib.SnapShotDS+SnapShotDataTable.datasource
        
        ScreenMonitorLib.SnapShotDS+WndSettingsDataTable.datasource
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - ScreenmonitorManager.cs
    - ScreenmonitorManager.Designer.cs
    - ScreenmonitorManager.resx
    - SnapShotManager.csproj
screenmonitor_src2.zip
- install.txt
- installserv.bat
- startStopserv.bat
- uninstallserv.bat
- installserv.bat
- ScreenMonitor.sln
- ScreenmonitorService.exe.config
- ScreenmonitorService.exe.config
- ScreenMonitor.sln
- ScreenMonitorLib.csproj
- SnapShot.cs
- Win32API.cs
- App.config
- Impersonation.cs
- Program.cs
- ProjectInstaller.cs
- ProjectInstaller.Designer.cs
- ProjectInstaller.resx
- Screenmonitor.cs
- Screenmonitor.Designer.cs
- Screenmonitor.resx
- ScreenmonitorService.csproj
- Impersonation.cs
- AssemblyInfo.cs
- common.cs
- Resources.Designer.cs
- Resources.resx
- Settings.Designer.cs
- Settings.settings
- ScreenMonitorLib.csproj
- SnapShot.cs
- SnapShotDS.cs
- SnapShotDS.Designer.cs
- SnapShotDS.xsc
- SnapShotDS.xsd
- SnapShotDS.xss
- Win32API.cs
- App.config
- Program.cs
- ProjectInstaller.cs
- ProjectInstaller.Designer.cs
- ProjectInstaller.resx
- AssemblyInfo.cs
- Screenmonitor.cs
- Screenmonitor.Designer.cs
- Screenmonitor.resx
- ScreenmonitorService.csproj
- SetupMonitor.vdproj
- About.cs
- About.resx
- Program.cs
- AssemblyInfo.cs
- ScreenMonitorLib.SnapShotDS+ApplicationsDataTable.datasource
- ScreenMonitorLib.SnapShotDS+SnapShotDataTable.datasource
- ScreenMonitorLib.SnapShotDS+WndSettingsDataTable.datasource
- Resources.Designer.cs
- Resources.resx
- Settings.Designer.cs
- Settings.settings
- ScreenmonitorManager.cs
- ScreenmonitorManager.Designer.cs
- ScreenmonitorManager.resx
- SnapShotManager.csproj
setupmonitor_msi2.zip
- SetupMonitor.msi


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
# Visual Studio 2005
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ScreenmonitorService", "ScreenmonitorService\ScreenmonitorService.csproj", "{ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F} = {AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ScreenMonitorLib", "ScreenMonitorLib\ScreenMonitorLib.csproj", "{AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SnapShotManager", "SnapShotManager\SnapShotManager.csproj", "{80DB449D-95E7-45FB-97CD-D990C7DD8E77}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200} = {ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{54435603-DBB4-11D2-8724-00A0C9A8B90C}") = "SetupMonitor", "SetupMonitor\SetupMonitor.vdproj", "{130581C1-1BCA-4D14-98F2-A2161D23A5B8}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{ED5F5A67-DD48-451D-96C7-6C6D8ECE5200}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{AF3644B7-CAC2-4BDF-9DEC-9AD459D3904F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{80DB449D-95E7-45FB-97CD-D990C7DD8E77}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{80DB449D-95E7-45FB-97CD-D990C7DD8E77}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{80DB449D-95E7-45FB-97CD-D990C7DD8E77}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{80DB449D-95E7-45FB-97CD-D990C7DD8E77}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{130581C1-1BCA-4D14-98F2-A2161D23A5B8}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug
		{130581C1-1BCA-4D14-98F2-A2161D23A5B8}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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dmihailescu

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Decebal Mihailescu is a software engineer with interest in .Net, C# and C++.

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