Starting OSK with Logon-window

[Guest]

Hello,
I am testing with XPe on a computer without any keyboard or mouse.
The users should although login with username and password.

How can I start the on-screen keyboard (osk) with the logon-window?

I tried to develop a service, which starts the osk when it is not running.
It works. But I can't use the keyboard, because the started osk process runs
as user system.

Thanks for any hint!

Matthias

 

[Bing.Chen]

Dear Matthias,

You are able to set it in the utility manager.

However, it has some limitations.


For more information, please reference following link.
http://groups.google.com.tw/group/m...mbedded/search?q=osk+logon&start=0&scoring=d&

 

[Guest]

thanks for your reply!

the utility manager doesn't help, because he didn't show the osk on the
logon screen

 

[magesh]

have you tried putting the OSK at the user start up instead of service?

Magesh
Xeratus Technology
Web: http://www.xeratus.com
Blog: http://blogs.xeratus.com

 

[Guest]

the links in the start up-folder starts after the user has logged in.
But without any on-screen keyboard he can't login ;-)

 

[Bing.Chen]

Dear Matthias,

You are able to plug a keyboard first.

When login window shows, you should press "Win + U" and set OSK to start
with Utility Manager.

At the next time the system goes into this situation, the user are able
to use OSK.



PS. XPE or XPP has some limitations when using OSK on logon window.

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[Guest]

How does it help when the osk starts with the utility manager?
I can't press win+U during the logon-screen because I have no keyboard ;-)

 

[Bing.Chen]

Dear Matthias,

You should plug the keyboard in the first time.

After the utility manager shows, you are able to set "Start
automatically when Utility Manager starts" and don't close the Utility
manager.

In the next time the system boots, it will show OSK automatically.

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Bing Chen
Advantech Co., Ltd.

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[Guest]

Hello bing.chen,
thanks for your reply!
I am sorry, but it doesn't work. The osk will not start with the logon-screen.

Any other ideas?

best regards
Matthias

 

[magesh]

Hi Matthias,

Just a try, Could you test by putting a user in auto logon and put OSK
in Run in registry or user startup folder?

Use tweakUI program to put user to auto start when you boot the XP
Embedded.

I have tried and it works

Magesh
Xeratus Technology
www.Xeratus.com
http://blogs.xeratus.com

 

[Guest]

thank for your reply.

well, this doesn't work for me/us
we don't want a auto login on the device

thx matthias

 

[magesh]

Hi Matthias,

Worth looking at including the virtual keyboard which starts before the
logon prompt and allowing users to use that virtual keybaord as on
screen.

try this link, not sure it works exactly the way you want but worth a
look i guess.

http://cnt.lakefolks.com/

This utility is a freeware and no costs involve in it.

Magesh
www.xeratus.com
http://blogs.xeratus.com

 

[Guest]

Hello magesh,
I found a other solution for my problem.

Yesterday I generated a gina.dll based on this article
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/w-p/system/misc/article.php/c5683/.

Just a CreateProcess call (+TerminateProcess) in the right moment and it
works.

Additionally I modified the logo and I think the ceo will like it.

Kind Regards
Matthias