Re: OpenProcess() returns different handles

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From: Eric Noel
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:54

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Wiebe Vos wrote:
> I sucessfully launch an app with CreateProcess(...)
> However thereafter OpenProcess ( PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS,  true, 
> processInfo.dwProcessId)
> returns a handle that differs from processInfo.hProcess
> (In fact it returns a different handle each time when called.)
> Why?

WAD. Think of it as if you were opening a file handle - you can open the 
same file multiple times, each handle can have different access, and be 
used independently. Same idea in this case for your process handle.

- Eric

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