How to Lock Keyboard?

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I have two workstations using windows 2000 pro and one using xp pro. Is
there a command I can use to lock the keyboard so a young child won't mess up
things?
 
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I have two workstations using windows 2000 pro and one using xp pro.
Is there a command I can use to lock the keyboard so a young child
won't mess up things?
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WinKey + L will lock the entire desktop and, assuming they don't know your
password, will prevent them from harming the system though you will find
they can still pound on the keyboard but it won't hurt anything unless they
spill juice on it.

Galen
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"And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability
with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the
very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be
made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby."

Sherlock Holmes
 
In Mark Nave <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:


WinKey + L will lock the entire desktop and, assuming they don't know
your password, will prevent them from harming the system though you will
find they can still pound on the keyboard but it won't hurt anything
unless they spill juice on it.

Galen
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WinKey + L doesn't seem to work in Windows 2000.

However, you can create a shortcut and drag it onto your Quick Launch Bar.
So, anywhere on your desktop, right click and then go to New... and then in
the field, enter:

%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next, and then give it a name like "Lock Workstation". Then, click
Finish.

Finally, you can then drag that shortcut onto the Quick Launch toolbar.
So, whenever you walk away, you can just click that shortcut in the Quick
Launch and you can lock your computer from being tampered with, provided no
one knows your password, of course.


The other traditional way to lock it with Win2k (as well as for Windows XP
if you don't use the annoying "Welcome" screen), is to just press CTRL-ALT-
DEL and then press K.


-lyj
 
In LastYJ <[email protected].> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
WinKey + L doesn't seem to work in Windows 2000.

However, you can create a shortcut and drag it onto your Quick Launch
Bar.
So, anywhere on your desktop, right click and then go to New... and
then in
the field, enter:

%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next, and then give it a name like "Lock Workstation". Then,
click
Finish.

Finally, you can then drag that shortcut onto the Quick Launch
toolbar.
So, whenever you walk away, you can just click that shortcut in the
Quick
Launch and you can lock your computer from being tampered with,
provided no
one knows your password, of course.


The other traditional way to lock it with Win2k (as well as for
Windows XP
if you don't use the annoying "Welcome" screen), is to just press
CTRL-ALT-
DEL and then press K.


-lyj




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Doh! Thanks. *bashful grin* I could have sworn that was one of the WinKeys
that worked with 2k but I'll take your word on it as I don't have 2k
installed on any of the PCs right here. I spend too much time on XP these
days.

Galen
--

"And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability
with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the
very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be
made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby."

Sherlock Holmes
 
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