Re: How to Lock Keyboard?

In news:Xns966E80850986CchrishchyahoocomSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
LastYJ <carsx88-6012@xxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> "Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:ebSulCvaFHA.3032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> In news:80A8288F-71FC-4675-87E2-4DFB6A93804D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Mark Nave <MarkNave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> 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?
>>
>> 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
>
>
> 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
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