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Re: idle computer

• Posted by tone.skoda at gmx.net Jan 24, 2003
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i knew of hooks but i was hoping there would be some easier and faster way
because i read somewhere in msdn that hooks are meant only for debugging.
it mustnt be slow because this app will sit in my taskbar all the time.

----- Original Message -----
From: <jordah at btopenworld.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: idle computer


>
> Btw Tone, i forgot to say. This method can considerably slow ur
applications
> running but it works because it has to filter messages of all processes.
>
> Jordah
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jordah at btopenworld.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 1:40 AM
> Subject: Re: idle computer
>
>
> > Hi tone,
> >     This is the method i know of but it is not easy. U will have to use
> > global hooks that track specific messages. The global hooks will not
work
> if
> > used in ur application so u'll have to put them in a dll.
> >
> >     Go and research on global hooks. If u have the sdk there is a
program
> > that is used (spy.exe) that uses a similar method.
> >
> > Jordah
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <tone.skoda at gmx.net>
> > To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:22 PM
> > Subject: idle computer
> >
> >
> > > how can i find out that user didnt use computer for last say 10
minutes?
> > > like screensaver. no mouse movement, keyboard presses, and also no
hard
> > > drive usage, if he is watching some video for example.
> > >
> > > i can't think of what words to search on google to get code which does
> > this.
> > > any hint?
> > >
> > >
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