remote screenshot/printscreen - Visual Basic .NET

Geert M

Hello,

I'm busy working on a "small" sms application.
I'm able to access all remote pc's (for which I am Local Admin) information
using WMI and API calls for some things. But I can't figure out how to do a
capture (screenshot) of the remote computers screen using vb.net.

I'm also looking for a way to remotely install a service.
Any ideas?

regards

Geert

Nov 20 '05 #1

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

Hello,

"Geert M" <mv*****@yahoo.com> schrieb:

I'm busy working on a "small" sms application.
I'm able to access all remote pc's (for which I am Local Admin) information using WMI and API calls for some things. But I can't figure out how to do a capture (screenshot) of the remote computers screen using vb.net.

I'm also looking for a way to remotely install a service.
Any ideas?

Is it possible to run a little application on the client PC?

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

Nov 20 '05 #2

Geert M

I've also thought about this solution.
I can copy the program, that's no problem.
How can I start it remotely (without scheduling a job)
How do I send the output back to the server (without reading the screenshot
file on the client)
I was more thinking about an API that could do this.
There are programs capable op doing this (but ofcourse not with source :))
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.activevb.de> wrote in message
news:u6**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hello,

"Geert M" <mv*****@yahoo.com> schrieb:
I'm busy working on a "small" sms application.
I'm able to access all remote pc's (for which I am Local Admin) information
using WMI and API calls for some things. But I can't figure out how to

do a
capture (screenshot) of the remote computers screen using vb.net.

I'm also looking for a way to remotely install a service.
Any ideas?

Is it possible to run a little application on the client PC?

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

Nov 20 '05 #3

Geert M

I'm not sure that the dotnet framework is installed on the server, so it
can't be a dotnet application
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.activevb.de> wrote in message
news:u6**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hello,

"Geert M" <mv*****@yahoo.com> schrieb:
I'm busy working on a "small" sms application.
I'm able to access all remote pc's (for which I am Local Admin) information
using WMI and API calls for some things. But I can't figure out how to

do a
capture (screenshot) of the remote computers screen using vb.net.

I'm also looking for a way to remotely install a service.
Any ideas?

Is it possible to run a little application on the client PC?

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

Nov 20 '05 #4

Geert M

there's a tool called PSexec, which I often use. Sourcecode would be very
nice :)
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.activevb.de> wrote in message
news:u6**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hello,

"Geert M" <mv*****@yahoo.com> schrieb:
I'm busy working on a "small" sms application.
I'm able to access all remote pc's (for which I am Local Admin) information
using WMI and API calls for some things. But I can't figure out how to

do a
capture (screenshot) of the remote computers screen using vb.net.

I'm also looking for a way to remotely install a service.
Any ideas?

Is it possible to run a little application on the client PC?

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

Nov 20 '05 #5

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

Hello,

"Geert M" <mv*****@yahoo.com> schrieb:

I'm not sure that the dotnet framework is installed on the server, so it
can't be a dotnet application

That's a problem. Each machine running a .NET application requires the .NET
Framework to be installed.

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

Nov 20 '05 #6

Geert M

If I do it with an API call of a MWI call or something, then the client
doesn't need the framework.

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.activevb.de> wrote in message
news:O1**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hello,

"Geert M" <mv*****@yahoo.com> schrieb:
I'm not sure that the dotnet framework is installed on the server, so it
can't be a dotnet application
That's a problem. Each machine running a .NET application requires the

..NET Framework to be installed.

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

Nov 20 '05 #7

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