Run new process as different user in vb.net

Question

I\'m currently using a homegrown method to run a process as a different user in Vista, and I can\'t escape the feeling that\'s it hack-ish and less than ideal (in addition t

Answer 1

If you want to start an application with different credentials than the current running process, you can use the .Net Process class.

this.Process = new Process();

this.Process.StartInfo.Arguments = "Arguments";
this.Process.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\your.exe";
this.Process.StartInfo.UserName = "UserName";
string password = "some password";

this.Process.StartInfo.Password.Clear();
foreach (char c in password)
{
    this.Process.StartInfo.Password.AppendChar(c);
}


//allow the process to raise events
this.Process.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
this.Process.StartInfo.ErrorDialog = false;
//Method for handling the exit event
this.Process.Exited += new EventHandler(ApplicationProcess_Exited);

//Set the application directory as the current working directory
Environment.CurrentDirectory = System.IO.Directory.GetParent("C:\").ToString();

if (this.Process.Start())
{
    // Do something on start
}