Detecting if IE is running

[Guest_imported]

I am trying to write a script for a kiosk that will every x seconds detect if IE is running. If it is not open another IE window. If it is just wait until the next cycle to check if it is running.

What I am tring to do is set up a kiosk that has nothing on it no desktop or start menu. It will be just used for surfing and if someone closes IE I would like it to pop back up.

Thanks for any input you can give!!!

 

[dilettante]

Instead of going to all the trouble of detecting IE, why not just run IE "forever" from your script?

Option Explicit

Dim oShell
Dim i

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
For i = 1 to 3
  'Run IE, maximized, wait on return (completion).
  oShell.Run "iexplore.exe", 3, True
Next

Set oShell = Nothing

Just replace the For loop with a

While True ... Wend

loop.

You might also be interested in IE's "kiosk" mode. See

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q154780