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Does anyone know if it is possible to disable the print screen key so that
users cannot capture whatever's on their screen for secutiry purposes? Thanks.
users cannot capture whatever's on their screen for secutiry purposes? Thanks.
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Fuzzy Logic
Does anyone know if it is possible to disable the print screen key so
that users cannot capture whatever's on their screen for secutiry
purposes? Thanks.
Make sure you take away their digital cameras too!!!
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Admiral Q
Fuzzy Logic said:Make sure you take away their digital cameras too!!!
Don't laugh, most cell phones have digital cameras now, and taking a picture
of an LCD flat panel (like most corporate PC's have now) turns out pretty
dog gone good and very readable. They can then text it to their home email,
another email and delete it off the camera, and who's going to know except
them?
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Wesley Vogel
CALL SetUEvent in Assembly Routine to Disable PRINT SCREEN
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/35968
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/35968
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Today, Wesley Vogel made these interesting comments ...
Interesting. Didn't know anyone still programmed in assembler.
CALL SetUEvent in Assembly Routine to Disable PRINT SCREEN
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/35968
Interesting. Didn't know anyone still programmed in assembler.
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Wesley Vogel
Someone must know about it, the article was Last Review : November 21, 2006.
;-)
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Today, Wesley Vogel made these interesting comments ...
Basic 3.0 to continuously flip JPEG pictures on the screen. Quite
a challenge! VB just couldn't do everything required to write
even a rudimentary screen saver so I was forced to learn its
access method to the Windows API and even needed to write a
couple of short assembler routines. Not bragging, just
commenting, as by today's standards, what I'd done was really,
really crude.
Now, to the OP's question and the answer given from the MS KB:
with seemingly the vast majority of developers using Visual C++
or some equivalent visual programming tool to increase the
efficiency of the programmer even at the expense of less
efficient executable code, it just flabergasted me that any
except the most sophisticated software houses would even know how
to program in assembler today.
But, as has been pointed out by others, unless one wants to
really go to great lengths to prevent a user from snatching your
screens, it just ain't possible programmatically, not to mention
the obvious work-around - a cell phone snap-shot.
Perhaps the real question asked by the OP or generally of
interest to the broader audience here is how can one protect
their intellectual property in the form of digital photos in
whatever format? The usual methods of mangling the image with a
visible watermark or reducing its size to where no one would want
to steal it from you more hurts your legitimate customers than
the bootleggers. It seems that the battle between people who have
the right to protect their hard earned work and effort and those
who would try to steal it is a never ending one.
Have a great week!
Wes, about a decade ago, I wrote a Win 3.1 screen saver in VisualSomeone must know about it, the article was Last Review :
November 21, 2006. ;-)
Basic 3.0 to continuously flip JPEG pictures on the screen. Quite
a challenge! VB just couldn't do everything required to write
even a rudimentary screen saver so I was forced to learn its
access method to the Windows API and even needed to write a
couple of short assembler routines. Not bragging, just
commenting, as by today's standards, what I'd done was really,
really crude.
Now, to the OP's question and the answer given from the MS KB:
with seemingly the vast majority of developers using Visual C++
or some equivalent visual programming tool to increase the
efficiency of the programmer even at the expense of less
efficient executable code, it just flabergasted me that any
except the most sophisticated software houses would even know how
to program in assembler today.
But, as has been pointed out by others, unless one wants to
really go to great lengths to prevent a user from snatching your
screens, it just ain't possible programmatically, not to mention
the obvious work-around - a cell phone snap-shot.
Perhaps the real question asked by the OP or generally of
interest to the broader audience here is how can one protect
their intellectual property in the form of digital photos in
whatever format? The usual methods of mangling the image with a
visible watermark or reducing its size to where no one would want
to steal it from you more hurts your legitimate customers than
the bootleggers. It seems that the battle between people who have
the right to protect their hard earned work and effort and those
who would try to steal it is a never ending one.
Have a great week!
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Wesley Vogel
Jerry,
The question should be, how do I disable users from doing anything? ;-)
Use a straight jacket.
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The question should be, how do I disable users from doing anything? ;-)
Use a straight jacket.
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Wes
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Today, Wesley Vogel made these interesting comments ...
to steal your IP, screen, photo, whatever, just don't post it to
the WWW or Usenet, no other means has been found to 100% prevent
theft. Yours is an innovative way to allow posting and still
prevent a theft, my congrats! <grin>
Wes, I once heard the best advice here - if you don't want someoneJerry,
The question should be, how do I disable users from doing
anything? ;-) Use a straight jacket.
to steal your IP, screen, photo, whatever, just don't post it to
the WWW or Usenet, no other means has been found to 100% prevent
theft. Yours is an innovative way to allow posting and still
prevent a theft, my congrats! <grin>
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Wesley Vogel
Well, my way does have its draw backs. ;-)
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