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Screensaver Event WM_GETMESSAGE Hook

I am trying to capture an event when the screensaver starts. I have code
working on Windows XP etc when the Password/Welcome Screen is enabled
[Workstation is Locked]. Using the Fast User Switching Notifications.

However I am unable to detect the screensaver starting when the screensaver
password option is disabled. When using the WndProc Overrides I am unable to
capture the screensaver event unless the application is active [Our software
often sits in the Windows system tray].

Thank you in advance for any help that is given. I am attempting to use a
Hook to capture the WM_GETMESSAGE Hook using VB.NET my code is as follows:
'--------------------------------------------------------

Imports System.Windows. Forms
Imports System.Runtime. InteropServices

Public Class Screensaver

Dim hp As New HookProc(Addres sOf KeyboardProc)

Public Const WH_GETMESSAGE = 3
Public Const HC_ACTION = 0

Private m_ScreensaverHo ok As IntPtr

Private Declare Auto Function UnhookWindowsHo okEx Lib "user32" Alias
"UnhookWindowsH ookEx" (ByVal hHook As IntPtr) As Integer
Private Declare Auto Function SetWindowsHookE x Lib "user32" (ByVal
idHook As Integer, ByVal lpfn As HookProc, ByVal hMod As Long, ByVal
dwThreadId As Integer) As IntPtr
Private Declare Auto Function CallNextHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal curHook
As IntPtr, ByVal nCode As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As
Integer)
Private Delegate Function HookProc(ByVal code As Integer, ByVal wParam
As Integer, ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As IntPtr

' Events
Public Event Screensaver(ByV al m As Message)

Public Sub SetHook()
Dim hInstance As Long =
System.Runtime. InteropServices .Marshal.GetHIN STANCE(System.R eflection.Assem bly.GetExecutin gAssembly.GetMo dules()(0)).ToI nt32()
Dim hThreadId As Integer = AppDomain.GetCu rrentThreadId()
'Dim hThreadId As Integer = 0
m_ScreensaverHo ok = SetWindowsHookE x(WH_GETMESSAGE , hp, hInstance,
hThreadId)
End Sub

Public Sub Unhook()
If m_ScreensaverHo ok.ToInt32 <> 0 Then
UnhookWindowsHo okEx(m_Screensa verHook)
End Sub

Private Function KeyboardProc(By Val nCode As Integer, ByVal wParam As
Integer, ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As IntPtr

If (nCode < HC_ACTION) Then
Return CallNextHookEx( m_ScreensaverHo ok, nCode, wParam,
lParam.ToInt32)

ElseIf (nCode = HC_ACTION) Then
Dim m As Message
m = CType(Marshal.P trToStructure(l Param, GetType(Message )),
Message)
Debug.WriteLine ("Screensave r")
RaiseEvent Screensaver(m)
End If

End Function
End Class
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