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Override Windows Creation Parameters with a Win32 Service

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Provide a way to override the creation parameters for any window with a service application.
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Build Log
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<h3>------- Build started: Project: SimpleWindowsCustomization, Configuration: Release|Win32 -------
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Environment Space
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    APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Ooi Yi Tung.OYT\Application Data
    CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
    COMPUTERNAME=PAUL
    ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
    FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
    HOMEDRIVE=C:
    HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Ooi Yi Tung.OYT
    INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\atlmfc\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\include
    LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\atlmfc\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\lib
    LIBPATH=
    LOGONSERVER=\\PAUL
    NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
    OS=Windows_NT
    Path=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools\bin\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\ide;C:\Program Files\HTML Help Workshop\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
    PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
    PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
    PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel
    PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
    PROCESSOR_REVISION=080a
    ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
    SESSIONNAME=Console
    SystemDrive=C:
    SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
    TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\OOIYIT~1.OYT\LOCALS~1\Temp
    TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\OOIYIT~1.OYT\LOCALS~1\Temp
    USERDOMAIN=PAUL
    USERNAME=Ooi Yi Tung
    USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Ooi Yi Tung.OYT
    VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
    VSCOMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools
    VSINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\IDE
    WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS
    _ACP_ATLPROV=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\bin\ATLPROV.DLL
    _ACP_INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\atlmfc\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\include
    _ACP_LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\atlmfc\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\atlmfc\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\include
    _ACP_PATH=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vc7\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools\bin\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\ide;C:\Program Files\HTML Help Workshop\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\FrameworkSDK\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
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Command Lines
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/O2 /Ob1 /Oy /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /GF /FD /EHsc /ML /GS /Gy /Fo"Release/" /Fd"Release/vc70.pdb" /W3 /c /Wp64 /Zi /TP
"Main.cpp"
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Creating command line "cl.exe @"d:\Projects\C++\The Code Project Submissions\Customize Windows with Win32 Service\SimpleWindowsCustomization\Release\RSP000140.rsp" /nologo"
Creating temporary file "d:\Projects\C++\The Code Project Submissions\Customize Windows with Win32 Service\SimpleWindowsCustomization\Release\RSP000141.rsp" with contents
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/OUT:"Release/SimpleWindowsCustomization.exe" /INCREMENTAL:NO /NOLOGO /DEBUG /PDB:"Release/SimpleWindowsCustomization.pdb" /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF /MACHINE:IX86 Release/ShellHook.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib "Release\ShellHook.lib" "Release\ShellHook.lib"
"Release\CCmdLineArgs.obj"
"Release\CWinServ.obj"
"Release\Main.obj"
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Creating command line "link.exe @"d:\Projects\C++\The Code Project Submissions\Customize Windows with Win32 Service\SimpleWindowsCustomization\Release\RSP000141.rsp""
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Output Window
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Main.cpp
Linking...
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Results
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Build log was saved at "file://d:\Projects\C++\The Code Project Submissions\Customize Windows with Win32 Service\SimpleWindowsCustomization\Release\BuildLog.htm"
SimpleWindowsCustomization - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)</pre></table><table   width=100% height=20 bgcolor=#CFCFE5><tr><td><font face=arial size=+2>
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