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Arsen Guschin

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Hi, dear ALL! :whistling:

I want to deny PrintScreen button for my users. Is it possible on Win 2k-XP machines (via Group Policy, registry or something)?

Thanks.
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Yes, that is possible.
You just have to find the right keycode for the PrintScreen key.
Then you can disable it in the registry.
Haven't found the right code yet, though... :whistling:
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Yes, that is possible.
You just have to find the right keycode for the PrintScreen key.
Then you can disable it in the registry.
Haven't found the right code yet, though... :blink:


and how can I disable it in registry (suppose that I have this key code)? :whistling:

I think that determining right key code should be easy - I just need to write simple app which will display code for each pressed key. No? :help:
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You will have to add a registry entry on every computer

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 3a, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00

This example will disable Caps Lock key
Check this link for more info:
http://www.microsoft...2kscan-map.mspx

for Prt Scr i have found: PRT SCR e0 2a e0 37 e0 b7 e0 aa | 99

a big word of caution, though, when changing the registry... your system can be completly corrupt when not applying the changes correctly.

greetz
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You will have to add a registry entry on every computer

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 3a, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00

This example will disable Caps Lock key
Check this link for more info:
http://www.microsoft...2kscan-map.mspx

for Prt Scr i have found: PRT SCR e0 2a e0 37 e0 b7 e0 aa | 99

a big word of caution, though, when changing the registry... your system can be completly corrupt when not applying the changes correctly.

greetz


ok, thanks! i'll try this :whistling:
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