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Par2: Disabling Windows95 keys
1997-08-12 -- Jeff Berlinghoff
 
The call SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING,..) on Win'95 disables ctrl+alt+del, ctrl+esc, the window key, and any other 'system' keys. ------- End Clip Now's here's the function prototyped for Clarion: MODULE('WinAPI') COMPILE('***',_WIDTH32_) SystemParametersInfo(UShort,UShort,*?,UShort),UShort,Pascal,Raw,| Name('SystemParametersInfoA') *** OMIT('***',_WIDTH32_) SystemParametersInfo(UShort,UShort,*?,UShort),UShort,Pascal,Raw *** END Okay, Peter, from Windows notes, we know that SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING = 97 and you'll be interested in this too: from UseNet Archives: --- Start Clip --- It traps Ctrl-Alt-Del and others on Windows 95. You can also try this to trick the system into thinking a screen-saver is active (and therefore Ctrl-Alt-Del shouldn't work): BOOL old; SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 1, &old, 0); be sure to call SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 0, &old, 0); to turn it back on. ---- End Clip ----- More info from a Delphi FAQ --- Start clip---- [Q] Anyone know how to disable the CTRL-ALT-DEL option of Windows 95. I am writing a screen saver in Delphi 1.0 and without this it makes the password page useless. [A] For Screensavers, use this to turn it off: BOOL old; SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 1, &old, 0); And this to turn it back on: SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 0, &old, 0); --- end Clip --- Peter, I have never done this. But I have used the SystemParatemersInfo function before, so I know the prototype works fine. Looking at both of these examples, saying the same thing, I think you can be confident that this is the way do do that. But if you just want to go with NT, be my guest. To have the app start automatically, couldn't you just put it in the Win95 startup group or place on the RUN= line of the Win.ini file? Here's a little more on the subject from UseNet Archives: --- Start Clip --- It traps Ctrl-Alt-Del and others on Windows 95. You can also try this to trick the system into thinking a screen-saver is active (and therefore Ctrl-Alt-Del shouldn't work): BOOL old; SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 1, &old, 0); be sure to call SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 0, &old, 0); to turn it back on. ---- End Clip ----- More info from a Delphi FAQ --- Start clip---- [Q] Anyone know how to disable the CTRL-ALT-DEL option of Windows 95. I am writing a screen saver in Delphi 1.0 and without this it makes the password page useless. [A] For Screensavers, use this to turn it off: BOOL old; SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 1, &old, 0); And this to turn it back on: SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, 0, &old, 0); --- end Clip ---


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