System.Diagnostics.Process (MainModule throws Wind32 "Access Denied" exception)

[Kipp27]

Hi,

I'm trying to thumb through the list of currently running processes and search their descriptions

Here is how I get the list of processes:

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Process[] pList = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses();
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Here is where the description is located:

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System.Diagnostics.Process foobarProcess;
foobarProcess.MainModule.FileVersionInfo.FileDescription; //String value
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However, when I try to access anything under the MainModule property, i get a Win32 exception saying "Access Denied".

textBlock.Text = foobarProcess.MainModule.FileVersionInfo.FileDescription.ToLower();

I'm a noob, any help?

Thanks,
Kipp

[Shuja Ali]

There are some processes that run under System account. The ones that run under system account would not be accessible. So it is better to wrap your code in a try catch block.