Platform SDK: Win32 API

RegisterServiceProcess

The RegisterServiceProcess function registers or unregisters a service process. A service process continues to run after the user logs off.

To call RegisterServiceProcess, retrieve a function pointer using GetProcAddress on KERNEL32.DLL. Use the function pointer to call RegisterServiceProcess.

DWORD RegisterServiceProcess(
  DWORD dwProcessId,  
  DWORD dwType        
);

Parameters

dwProcessId
Specifies the identifier of the process to register as a service process. Specifies NULL to register the current process.
dwType
Specifies whether the service is to be registered or unregistered. This parameter can be one of the following values.
Value Meaning
0 Unregisters the process as a service process.
1 Registers the process as a service process.

Return Values

The return value is 1 if successful or 0 if an error occurs.