How can I prevent a third party library from displaying a MessageBox?

Question

I am integrating a third party C-based SDK into my .NET application. The application will run as a Windows service on a server, so it should not interact with the user in a

Answer 1

You could use an editor to find the location of this and remove the call from their binary. But that may or may not be allowable under the usage limitations with the software. Certainly if you re-distribute it it may cause problems - you should ask the vendor and report it as a defect and suggest that you have a workaround for your own use.

For people used to do this kind of thing (cracking licenses or other reverse engineering) this is pretty straightforward, but the real question is, what happens if it is ignored - does it still continue to work?