[VB]Draw time over bf3

simple problem all i need to do is create a function to draw the system time over battlefield 3. i have this so far that will draw over firefox, but bf3 seems to just ignore this and it doesnt show up when ingame

Code:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim time As String = Now.ToShortTimeString
        Call DrawOverlay(time)
    End Sub

Code:

Private Shared Sub DrawOverlay(ByVal OverlayString As String)
        Dim Processes = Process.GetProcessesByName("firefox")
        Dim deviceContext As Graphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(Processes(0).MainWindowHandle)
        Dim drawFont As New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Bold)
        Dim myBrush As New Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(deviceContext.ClipBounds, Color.Black, Color.SkyBlue, Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.Horizontal)
        Dim drawFormat As New StringFormat()
        drawFormat.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoFontFallback

        deviceContext.DrawString(OverlayString, drawFont, myBrush, 100, 100, drawFormat)
    End Sub

Code:

Public Function IsProcessRunning(ByVal name As String) As Boolean
        'here we're going to get a list of all running processes on      'the computer
        For Each clsProcess As Process In Process.GetProcesses()
            If clsProcess.ProcessName.StartsWith(name) Then
                'process found so it's running so return true
                Return True
            End If
        Next
        'process not found, return false
        Return False
    End Function

Code:

 Private Sub update_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles update.Tick
        If IsProcessRunning("firefox") = True Then
            Dim time As String = Now.ToShortTimeString
            Call DrawOverlay(time)
        End If

    End Sub
End Class

all of this is not my code it is the result of lots of googling and a few edits

 

i have not looked into the signed code any idea on implementation (i will look into), i do not run games for windows live so i would not know

EDIT: alright just looked into this code signing thing and well, i don't get it, what would i have to do to call it "signed"

 

think im making progress i've found this :http://www.mikoweb.eu/index.php?node=21
and this http://www.vbforums.com/archive/index.php/t-352428.html

 

my plan is to just draw over but if i could pace it into the game that would be ideal, but i have never done any type of injection

 

yes the code would be helpfull, yes it flickers because of the method used since im not injecting the code the game refresh and code refresh is different. im wonder why this overlay doesnt work in bf3 though

EDIT: ALRIGHT so this does infact work with bf3 BUT it only displays while not in fullscreen mode, so why then doesn't it work in fullscreen-have to play in fullscreen

 

ok, the main problem i have is that stupid fs mode not working. im thinking maybe that process get like a sole use of the screen or sumthing

 

im only practiced in vb.net but i can use tools to convert c# to vb. working code in any language would be amazing

EDIT: take a look at this it's in vb and does overlays- im not able to analyze the source now though as it is late here http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=4015&lngWId=10
lol i just was able to review it- turns out it makes calls to gpcomms.dll

EDIT2: alright so ive been searching up and it seem that punkbuster (the anticheat used for bf3) doesn't like the use of external dlls so im thinking now we'll have to use a directdraw or d3d function/solution now...ah more stuff i have no experience in

 

link to wat, game or my program... and if u can fix i will love u forever

 

sure lol- is a torrent ok

 

i pmed u with a new link that probably wont be blocked