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It may be possible to run install apache as a Windows service, running at local Administrator, and then click the "interact with desktop" button.
At this point, the psxrun.exe that runs may have sufficient privileges that will allow the Win32 gui app to access the windows station.
I don't know for sure, just a guess.

#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;

{
    my $pid = fork();
    if ( ! defined $pid )
    {
        print "Can't fork: $!", 2;
        exit 1;
    }

    if ( $pid )
    {
        # Parent
        print qq{Parent waiting for $pid\n};
        wait;
        print qq{Parent done\n};
    }
    else
    {
        # Child
        print qq{Child stating notepad\n};
        system( '/dev/fs/C/WINDOWS/system32/notepad.exe' );
        print qq{Child done\n};
    }

    exit 0;
}

setsid: Operation not permitted
httpd: setsid failed
setsid() failed probably because you aren't running under a
process management tool like daemontools

#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;

print qq{Starting apache\n};
system( '/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -F -d /usr/mydir -f /usr/mydir/myhttpd.conf' );
print qq{Apache done\n};
exit 0;

Application=c:\sfu\usr\local\bin\perl 
AppParameters=-w /var/tmp/test.pl

    if (freopen("/dev/null", "w", stdout) == NULL) {
    fprintf(stderr, "%s: unable to replace stdout with /dev/null: %s\n",
        ap_server_argv0, strerror(errno));
    }

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Next on the hit list is screen. From csh session under rdp I can run notepad and it all displays nicely

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however if I run screen first I get:
$ notepad
ERROR: /dev/fs/C/WINDOWS/system32/notepad.exe will not run. No access to the displayable Windows station. (eg) Win32 GUI apps won't run in a telnet session.

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Any pointers on where to look in screen which is loosing the access to the window station?

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ERROR: /dev/fs/C/WINDOWS/system32/notepad.exe will not run. No access to the displayable Windows station. (eg) Win32 GUI apps won't run in a telnet session.

jonsmi@ayla:~> ssh felicia
jonsmi@felicia's password:
Welcome to the Interix UNIX utilities.

DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
jonsmi@felicia:~> notepad
ERROR: /dev/fs/C/WINDOWS/system32/notepad.exe will not run. No access to the
displayable Windows station. (eg) Win32 GUI apps won't run in a telnet session.
jonsmi@felicia:~> logout
Connection to felicia closed.
jonsmi@ayla:~>