Re: small password app?
Sorry this is so late, but I haven't been on the list for a while.
I'd just like to say that Windows 9x is far from "modern-day". It was
released in 95 or 98, depending on which you're talking about. Windows
NT (yes, I realize NT has been around since before 95, and it had better
security then too), 2000 and XP all have what you want (that is, login
security) built in to them.
If you want a solution that's not arcane, stop using arcane operating
systems.
DB wrote:
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>Hi all,
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>Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll try them, and see what works.
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>It's amazing that a modern-day, mass-produced operating system
>requires such arcane work-arounds for a very basic and common
>requirement.
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>DB
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>Andrew Hall wrote:
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>>DB,
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>>I've had some experience solving this problem before. Here are some
>>places
>>to look:
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>>. http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/130/ (my favorite)
>>. http://security-tips.com/cancel-logon-1.htm
>>. http://security-tips.com/cancel-logon-2.htm
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>>I like the top method the best because it's the easiest to implement--a
>>simple registry entry. It works on Win9x and (I think) on WinME (you'd
>>have
>>to try it). All it does is it keeps the 'Cancel' button on the Windows
>>Logon prompt from working. You have to have at least one User Profile
>>set
>>up for it to work, though, and there might be some other condition--just
>>check out the first link.
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>>As for the other two methods, they'll work, but they're easily bypassed
>>by
>>an accurately-timed Ctrl-Alt-Del. Actually, you should know all of
>>these
>>methods can be easily bypassed: If the users you're trying to keep off
>>the
>>computer are savvy enough, they can circumvent your fix by simply going
>>into
>>Safe Mode. If they aren't so savvy, then give one of these methods a
>>try.
>>Again, the top one works very well for me. :)
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>>Andrew Hall
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Louis at cwshop.com [mailto:Louis at cwshop.com]
>>Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 7:14 PM
>>To: EUforum
>>Subject: Re: small password app?
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>>1. I believe startup spawns applications and keeps running. Windows
>>would
>>come up behind your window which could simply be moved to one side.
>>2. Ctl-Alt-Del will bring up the task manager. From there it would be
>>very
>>easy to simply kill the Euphoria application.
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>>You can use the policy editor as mentioned in another post, but an
>>easier
>>solution is to utilize the bootup password in the computer. Without the
>>password, no one will be able to even boot up into windows, or even boot
>>up
>>on a floppy disk.
>>
>>Louis.
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>>On 10/17/2003 at 2:56 PM DB wrote:
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>>>Hi,
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>>>I'm familiar with programming, but I don't know much
>>>about Euphoria. I want to build a tiny application, and
>>>I'd like to try Euphoria.
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>>>My plan is to build a very simple, basic app to password
>>>protect a Win 95/98 machine. They have "login" input boxes
>>>but the user can just click 'Cancel' to by-pass the
>>>security. Maybe there's ways around this but I can't
>>>get it to work.
>>>
>>>Here's what I'm thinking:
>>>- build a little app, and make it a stand-alone executable
>>>- when Windows is started, run the app in Startup
>>>- a modal 'input box' type object would appear, and prompt for
>>> a password. If the user enters the password correctly, the
>>> object disappears, and Windows continues startup.
>>>- (This might be the tricky part)....If the user can't get the
>>> password in 5 tries, the object disappears, and Windows
>>> shuts down (or even re-starts or closes all programs)
>>>- Alternatively, the input box could just keep popping up until
>>> the user gets the password, as the password will be stored
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