Locking a window so it can't be closed, navigated, etc?

[Mr B]

Well, just taking a shot since I doubt some of this is even possible but....

I'm working on our Exit Survey system we want to use at a local Home and Garden show. We want to
have some PCs set up and linked to another one running IIS and let people fill out the survey
online.

However, we don't want people to be able to close the window, open other windows, etc and mess
everything up.

Ideally we'd want to have the desktop set with just one icon for the Survey. Then once it's open,
we want to have all the toolbars and such Hidden to minimize any forward, back, etc going on.

We'd also like to somehow prevent the window from being closed.

Basically we'd like to lock it down as much as physically possible. Can anyone recommend how we
could accomplish any of this? I'm not sure if it can be done with scripting to intercept keystrokes
or something like that or what.

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Suggest that you post to the IE newsgroup regarding using the Kisok mode.

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Well, just taking a shot since I doubt some of this is even possible but....

I'm working on our Exit Survey system we want to use at a local Home and Garden show. We want to
have some PCs set up and linked to another one running IIS and let people fill out the survey
online.

However, we don't want people to be able to close the window, open other windows, etc and mess
everything up.

Ideally we'd want to have the desktop set with just one icon for the Survey. Then once it's open,
we want to have all the toolbars and such Hidden to minimize any forward, back, etc going on.

We'd also like to somehow prevent the window from being closed.

Basically we'd like to lock it down as much as physically possible. Can anyone recommend how we
could accomplish any of this? I'm not sure if it can be done with

scripting to intercept keystrokes

 

[Bob Lehmann]

You can open a window without toolbars etc - search google for scripts, but
nothing else you want to do can be done.

It's a bad idea anyway. How would you feel if you went to a site that you
couldn't leave? That would be like visiting the in-laws :>)

Try a desktop app if you need that much control.

Bob Lehmann

Well, just taking a shot since I doubt some of this is even possible but....

I'm working on our Exit Survey system we want to use at a local Home and Garden show. We want to
have some PCs set up and linked to another one running IIS and let people fill out the survey
online.

However, we don't want people to be able to close the window, open other windows, etc and mess
everything up.

Ideally we'd want to have the desktop set with just one icon for the Survey. Then once it's open,
we want to have all the toolbars and such Hidden to minimize any forward, back, etc going on.

We'd also like to somehow prevent the window from being closed.

Basically we'd like to lock it down as much as physically possible. Can anyone recommend how we
could accomplish any of this? I'm not sure if it can be done with

scripting to intercept keystrokes

 

[Steve Easton]

Internet Explorer Kiosk mode:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q154/7/80.asp&NoWebContent=1

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Well, just taking a shot since I doubt some of this is even possible but....

I'm working on our Exit Survey system we want to use at a local Home and Garden show. We want to
have some PCs set up and linked to another one running IIS and let people fill out the survey
online.

However, we don't want people to be able to close the window, open other windows, etc and mess
everything up.

Ideally we'd want to have the desktop set with just one icon for the Survey. Then once it's open,
we want to have all the toolbars and such Hidden to minimize any forward, back, etc going on.

We'd also like to somehow prevent the window from being closed.

Basically we'd like to lock it down as much as physically possible. Can anyone recommend how we
could accomplish any of this? I'm not sure if it can be done with

scripting to intercept keystrokes

 

[xmas]

Mr. B,

Maybe this will work for you....
(I just coppied the whole page)
Warning once opened it will be hard to close...
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<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<title>Full Window Button</title>
<script>
<!--
/*
Full Screen Window Opener Script Change Sample.htm to
what ever the page you want as a full window.
*/
function fullwin(){
window.open("sample.htm","","fullscreen,scrollbars")
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#0000FF">
<p align="center">&nbsp;
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">
<form>
<a href="sample.htm">
<input type="button" onClick="fullwin()" value="Open window"
style="background-color: #00FFFF">
</a>
</form>
</p>
</body>
</html>
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I used this for a kiosk and it worked very well..

xmas
www.xmas-i-am.com
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| Well, just taking a shot since I doubt some of this is even possible
but....
|
| I'm working on our Exit Survey system we want to use at a local Home and
Garden show. We want to
| have some PCs set up and linked to another one running IIS and let people
fill out the survey
| online.
|
| However, we don't want people to be able to close the window, open other
windows, etc and mess
| everything up.
|
| Ideally we'd want to have the desktop set with just one icon for the
Survey. Then once it's open,
| we want to have all the toolbars and such Hidden to minimize any forward,
back, etc going on.
|
| We'd also like to somehow prevent the window from being closed.
|
| Basically we'd like to lock it down as much as physically possible. Can
anyone recommend how we
| could accomplish any of this? I'm not sure if it can be done with
scripting to intercept keystrokes
| or something like that or what.
|
| Thanks for any ideas.
|

 

[xmas]

Bob,

He is talking about a kiosk type of application not the internet.....

xmas
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| You can open a window without toolbars etc - search google for scripts,
but
| nothing else you want to do can be done.
|
| It's a bad idea anyway. How would you feel if you went to a site that you
| couldn't leave? That would be like visiting the in-laws :>)
|
| Try a desktop app if you need that much control.
|
| Bob Lehmann
|
| | > Well, just taking a shot since I doubt some of this is even possible
| but....
| >
| > I'm working on our Exit Survey system we want to use at a local Home and
| Garden show. We want to
| > have some PCs set up and linked to another one running IIS and let
people
| fill out the survey
| > online.
| >
| > However, we don't want people to be able to close the window, open other
| windows, etc and mess
| > everything up.
| >
| > Ideally we'd want to have the desktop set with just one icon for the
| Survey. Then once it's open,
| > we want to have all the toolbars and such Hidden to minimize any
forward,
| back, etc going on.
| >
| > We'd also like to somehow prevent the window from being closed.
| >
| > Basically we'd like to lock it down as much as physically possible. Can
| anyone recommend how we
| > could accomplish any of this? I'm not sure if it can be done with
| scripting to intercept keystrokes
| > or something like that or what.
| >
| > Thanks for any ideas.
| >
|
|

 

[Steve Easton]

Here's what he's looking for.
copy and paste iexplore -k
into the start run box and click OK.

You can use Alt+F4 to close the window.

 

[Mr B]

Both of those accopmlish the same thing which IS what I'm looking for. Now, does anyone know of a
way to disable Alt-F4, Ctrl-W, and/or the Windows key so any little punks can't start messing with
the PC?

 

[Mike]

There are LOTS of ways to accompish this in a non-browser-
based client/server app written in VB, VB.NET or almost
anything else. But you can't do it in FrontPage because
the browsers won't allow this behavior. There are ways
with the browser to maximize the window and hide the
menus, etc., but the user who know the Alt+F4 shortcut
will always be able to close the window. Disabling that
can't be done in the browser.

 

[Don]

Mr. B.

The only surefire way is not to have a Keyboard on that computer... Just a
mouse.

In the survey have dropdown choices, check boxes, and Option buttons. This
will make filling out the form quick and easy... (most people like quick)

Other than that I have no solution...

xmas
www.xmas-i-am.com
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| Both of those accopmlish the same thing which IS what I'm looking for.
Now, does anyone know of a
| way to disable Alt-F4, Ctrl-W, and/or the Windows key so any little punks
can't start messing with
| the PC?
|

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Or since those keys are not used in the browser or in the kiosk use charmap in windows to remap those keys to useless functions

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| There are LOTS of ways to accompish this in a non-browser-
| based client/server app written in VB, VB.NET or almost
| anything else. But you can't do it in FrontPage because
| the browsers won't allow this behavior. There are ways
| with the browser to maximize the window and hide the
| menus, etc., but the user who know the Alt+F4 shortcut
| will always be able to close the window. Disabling that
| can't be done in the browser.

 

[Mr B]

Yeah except we want them to type their name and address and stuff at the end. I did think of
finding some old keyboards that don't have Windows Keys which might help a bit....

I was told you could somehow turn off all keyboard showrtcuts in Windows too but I'm not sure I want
to go that far. heh.

 

[Mr B]

OOooo. Now that sounds like a good idea. How/where do I use the charmap function?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Start All Programs Accessories System Tools Character Map
or run charmap.exe - usually in C:\WINDOWS\System32

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| OOooo. Now that sounds like a good idea. How/where do I use the charmap function?
|
|
| >Or since those keys are not used in the browser or in the kiosk use charmap in windows to remap those keys to useless functions
|