hi all, im making a mock instant messenger using netsend and i was wondering im done with it except for one thing, i was wondering if theres a way i can have my app detect if netsend is already enabled and if its stopped it could start it, right now i just have it start it whether it needs it or not with system("net start messenger"); but that cases a 15-30 second hang, so i want to only start it if needed.... any help would be greatly appreciated.... or if theres a way to start it without system(); that is faster that would work too....