Process for IE opens not under Win2K

[Matthias Kwiedor]

Hello!

I wan't to open a Internet Explorer from C#. For this i read the Registry
Settings (to check the default Browser - won't do this just without that)

string strFilename = "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe";
string strArguments = "http://www.google.com/";

Process ExternalURL = new Process();
ExternalURL.StartInfo.FileName = @strFilename;
ExternalURL.StartInfo.Arguments = strArguments;
ExternalURL.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal;
ExternalURL.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
ExternalURL.Start();
This works with XP fine, but Win2K starts the iexplore.exe, which i can
find at the task manager, but won't show it and even doesn't display them
in task manager as application, neither shows it in the taskbar!

Maybe someone can help me out of this.

Thank you


Matthias

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

Hi,

Try to set UseShellExecute to "false"

OR

Do not specify the full path to the browser, just use "iexplore.exe"

--
Sincerely,
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx

"Matthias Kwiedor" <cr********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hello!

I wan't to open a Internet Explorer from C#. For this i read the Registry
Settings (to check the default Browser - won't do this just without that)

string strFilename = "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe";
string strArguments = "http://www.google.com/";

Process ExternalURL = new Process();
ExternalURL.StartInfo.FileName = @strFilename;
ExternalURL.StartInfo.Arguments = strArguments;
ExternalURL.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal;
ExternalURL.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
ExternalURL.Start();
This works with XP fine, but Win2K starts the iexplore.exe, which i can
find at the task manager, but won't show it and even doesn't display them
in task manager as application, neither shows it in the taskbar!

Maybe someone can help me out of this.

Thank you


Matthias

[Matthias Kwiedor]

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.com> wrote
in news:er**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:

Hi,

Try to set UseShellExecute to "false"

OR

Do not specify the full path to the browser, just use "iexplore.exe"

Hi!

Thanks for your answer,

but if i use "iexplore.exe" and false for UseShellExecute i get "File Not
Found" Exception and it won't work either.
Regards

Matthias

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

Matthias,

but if i use "iexplore.exe" and false for UseShellExecute i get "File Not
Found" Exception and it won't work either.
You should EITHER use "iexplore.exe" (without full path) OR set
UseShellExecute to "false"

--
Sincerely,
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx

"Matthias Kwiedor" <cr********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xn**********************************@207.46.2 48.16... "Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.com> wrote
in news:er**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:

Hi,

Try to set UseShellExecute to "false"

OR

Do not specify the full path to the browser, just use "iexplore.exe"

Hi!

Thanks for your answer,

but if i use "iexplore.exe" and false for UseShellExecute i get "File Not
Found" Exception and it won't work either.
Regards

Matthias