Custom shell that auto restarts?

i want to replace the shell with my DVB application. i want it to restart
this program whenever it is closed. however, it simply doesnt work, when
windows starts i get my custom app, but once closed or crashed i just get a
blank desktop until i go t othe task manager and re-run the app.

i've read everything i can find on the net about this, and so far i can
conclude that this simply doesnt work. despite XP Pro being what, 7 years old
now?

method used:

regedit: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon ---
Shell = C:\appdir\app.exe

regedit: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon ---
AutoRestartShell=1

what am i doing wrong?

ju
Sun May 04 17:20:23 PDT 2008

Try replacing explorer.exe with your custom shell.

rename explorer.exe explorer.exe.bak,
rename custom.exe explorer.exe.

Please post a report.


ju.c


"Rich R" <RichR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> i want to replace the shell with my DVB application. i want it to
> restart
> this program whenever it is closed. however, it simply doesnt work,
> when
> windows starts i get my custom app, but once closed or crashed i just
> get a
> blank desktop until i go t othe task manager and re-run the app.
>
> i've read everything i can find on the net about this, and so far i
> can
> conclude that this simply doesnt work. despite XP Pro being what, 7
> years old
> now?
>
> method used:
>
> regedit: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows
> nt\currentversion\winlogon ---
> Shell = C:\appdir\app.exe
>
> regedit: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows
> nt\currentversion\winlogon ---
> AutoRestartShell=1
>
> what am i doing wrong?
>
>