I am trying to disable windows start menu key and Control+Esc and Alt-Tab for a Quiz project. Where user cannot press Startmenu. I was successful in disabling Ctrl+Alt+Del and Ctrl+Shift+Esc. OS is XP.
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You might want to try this tool from Microsoft, it may save you a lot of work: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d077a52d-93e9-4b02-bd95-9d770ccdb431&displaylang=en
You can use it to create a kiosk mode in Windows XP. I used a predecessor of this tool myself to create a environment for a quiz.
Hinek
2010-07-22 11:19:07
I have used SteadyState and have only good to say about it. Saves a lot of work. So if its ok with "yet another install", then I would recommend using ut.
Stefan
2010-07-22 13:39:05
Actually this is a product that we are building, so where ever this software is installed we need to install Steadystate too. I doubt whelther the clients will accept it.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-23 04:45:09
Ok, I thought it was for a single project, not a product. In this case you need code, of course, good luck!
Hinek
2010-07-26 06:52:52
Steadystate was amazing tool i installed in my local machine and tried it. Thanks Hinek for the information.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 09:53:24
you're welcome, glad to be of help :D
Hinek
2010-07-27 14:12:12
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this is one way to kill the Taskbar and Program Menu, just kill the process "explorer.exe". If you have a dedicated computer that only runs your program then it could be a solution.
Tested and worked on my computer:
Sub KillExplorer()
Dim taskKill As ProcessStartInfo = New ProcessStartInfo("taskkill", "/F /IM explorer.exe")
taskKill.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
Dim Process As Process = New Process()
Process.StartInfo = taskKill
Process.Start()
Process.WaitForExit()
End Sub
Sub RestartExplorer()
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("explorer.exe")
End Sub
taskkill.exe is a util that you can find in windows\system32, for more information: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491009.aspx
You cant kill explorer.exe with process.kill beacuse then it will only restart immediately, thats why I use taskkill instead.
Stefan
2010-07-22 13:19:38
hey sorry for the delay. Yes i have tried it and it worked fine. i tried in a sample project i need to move it to main project and check it.Thanks a lot.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 09:42:00
Stefan got a problem, Win+u is working, showing utility manager.how to disable it. any suggestions.Thanks.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 10:05:01
Win+R i was able to do by adding "NoRun" to registry->currentuser->software->microsoft->windows->currentversion->policies->Explorer pragrammatically(dont try to add from regedit, may create problem if no idea about regedit) and delete explorer folder from registry when unloading the program. And ur code also disabling run. Now to the issue, win+u is ok because the user cannot access any data. Now the problem is the 'show desktop' in the taskbar is disappearing after exiting from the application. I need to right-click the taskbar and add it again. is there a solution for this.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-27 13:09:19
To recreate the "Show desktop" in the quick launch: Create a file in %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch that has the name "Show desktop.scf", the content of the file should be: [Shell]Command=2IconFile=explorer.exe,3[Taskbar]Command=ToggleDesktop
Stefan
2010-07-27 13:41:17
Correction, the showdesktop i mentioned was the quick launch. it was quick launch that is disappearing.
Yajuvendra
2010-07-28 04:31:04
Try running this : System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32")
Stefan
2010-07-29 10:31:14
I you have more trouble with it I recommend you start a new question about it, its easier to answer and more will see it.
Stefan
2010-07-29 20:33:31