Openprocess Error 5

[HumSupLow69]

Here is my code...

#include <windows.h> 
#include <iostream> 
 
int main() 
{ 
    DWORD pId; HWND hWnd; HANDLE hMine; 
 
    do { 
        hWnd = FindWindow(0, "Minesweeper"); 
        Sleep(10); 
    } while(hWnd == NULL); 
 
    std::cout << "Minesweeper was found." << std::endl; 
    GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, &pId); 
    if(pId != 0) { 
        hMine = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, 0, pId); 
        if(hMine != NULL) { 
            std::cout << "Opened the process." << std::endl; 
            CloseHandle(hMine); 
        } 
    } else { 
        std::cout << "Failed to find pID." << std::endl; 
    } 
}
 

I can get the PID but I can't get the hMine to work. hMine isalways at 0. I read I need to use something like this...

//main.h: AdjustTokenToDebug function 
BOOL AdjustTokenToDebug() 
{ 
    //Define variables. 
    LUID tLUID; HANDLE hToken; TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tTP, tTPOld; 
    DWORD lengthReturned; BOOL ret = TRUE; 
 
    //Fill the tLUID struct with our privilage info. 
    if(LookupPrivilegeValue(NULL,SE_DEBUG_NAME,&tLUID)) { 
        //Open the token up. 
        if(OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(),TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY,&hToken)) { 
            //Modify it so we become teh debuggzors. 
            tTP.PrivilegeCount=1; 
            tTP.Privileges->Attributes=SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED; 
            tTP.Privileges->Luid.HighPart=tLUID.HighPart; 
            tTP.Privileges->Luid.LowPart=tLUID.LowPart; 
            //Make the changes and check for errors. 
            if(!AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken,0,&tTP,sizeof(tTP),&tTPOld,&lengthReturned)) 
                ret = FALSE; //Bad 
            CloseHandle(hToken); 
        } else ret = FALSE; //Bad 
    } else ret = FALSE; //Bad 
    return ret; 
}

but I don't know how. Can someone plese do this for me?

[weaknessforcats]

I compiled your main() and ran it on my machine. It waited until I start Minesweeper, then displayed: Opened the process.

I did this both with and without the TCHAR mappings (which you arent using and that's not good).

I used XP SP2 and Visual Studio.NET 2005.

I guess I don't see your problem.

[HumSupLow69]

I get Error 5: Access denied. I use Visual C++ 2008 Express. MSDN says I need to use the second code to make it work.Can someone just show me how to use the second code to make the first one work.

[weaknessforcats]

Is this maybe a limitation of Visual Studio Express??

I might ask Microsoft about this. I can't imagine that the Express will do all the real version will.

[HumSupLow69]

I've recently done some research and a lot of people are haveing trouble with the openprocess() in MSVC++ 2008. I think I'm going to switch back to 2005.