[atlantica]

I'm trying to make a form that can't be clicked on out side of it.
I want to lock the computer basicly.

For that lack of information detail, an example i have is when you go to turn of your computer. It gives you three options, shutdown, stand by or restart. Outside That window you can not click anything nore use the windows keys or really anything. I want a vb form like that but where i can type in a password and then if the password is right, it would unlock everything.

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The Shut Down screen isn't totally "click one of these or click nothing at all" because it is possible for something to happen in the background that would effectively cancel it. As far as I'm aware there is no such option in XP - the closest equivalent would be the User Account Control in Vista/Windows 7.

Anyway it might be me but I thought Windows already had its own ability to lock the computer with user account password - Hold down the Windows key and press L.

[Neil Jones]

The Shut Down screen isn't totally "click one of these or click nothing at all" because it is possible for something to happen in the background that would effectively cancel it. As far as I'm aware there is no such option in XP - the closest equivalent would be the User Account Control in Vista/Windows 7.

Anyway it might be me but I thought Windows already had its own ability to lock the computer with user account password - Hold down the Windows key and press L.

[atlantica]

ok, is there any way to make a form with the abilities to lock the back ground and not allow ctrl+alt+Del and the windows key? Basicly i just want the computer locked from anyone using it unless the type in a pasword but i also i want it to be a vb form. I know windows can already do that by logging out or by pressing windows key+L.

Needs to be a vb form!

Edited by atlantica, 16 June 2009 - 10:02 PM.

[diabillic]

Group Policy.

gpedit.msc from the run line

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307882

Much easier then a VB script. Are you trying to do this in a domain environment?

Edited by diabillic, 16 June 2009 - 10:04 PM.

[atlantica]

woha, I checked the link out and i got really puzzled???
What? sorry, i just have no idea what that is.

Anyway, answer to your question is, when you say "domain environment" you meen like on a admin account?

[diabillic]

According to your profile your using XP Home. So scratch the Group Policy idea.

You may want to try this out: http://www.dougknox....rityconsole.htm

[atlantica]

well for this form in vb, i just wanted it to to pop up at startup and stop the user from navigating the account.

[diabillic]

Just make limited accounts.

[atlantica]

No, i want to make a form.

[diabillic]

Are you trying to do this on an XP Home machine?

[atlantica]

Yes, I am. Windows Xp Home Edition service pack 3. The computer i have is Emachines.

[diabillic]

The only way to "lock out" any keys at all, including ctrl+alt+delete, would be using Group Policy which is not supported in XP Home. I dont think any kind of VBScript will do that, and if it does, will not yield the results you want.

[atlantica]

is there way to change what a key will do if pressed?

[diabillic]

Not that im aware of.

[atlantica]

Also, is there way then to disable the task bar, or at least hide when the form is open and even if windows key is pressed, it won't pop up?