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Locking An The Keyboard but not Display

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by doug.handley

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I have a network monitor running NT 4 and want to lock the leyboard to prevent unauthorised access to the machine but I also want to display the network status reports etc in real time.

Using the screen saver password does not enable me to view the screen updates. Although I could perhaps remove the keyboard I would undoubtedly need it at some stage therefore this is not an option

Is there such a utility to lock keyboard and mouse input/activity while maintaining the display refreshing

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by drewski59

I am looking for the same thing you are and have tried a dozen differnt products but only "Freezer" offered an option to allow the screen to stay visable and real-time. The registration cost is less then $30 and they offer a thirty-day trial.

by jbelderok

Page 75 of Windows & .Net Mag July 2002
Clear Screen Saver
CSS is on Win2k Resourse Kit SUPPLEMENT 1 CD!
Be careful what you order.. I almost got the wrong CD..
You can run it as a service which is very cool.
Hope this helps..
Jacq.
p.s. I also have used freezer and that works well too. Just be sure you DO NOT have the task manger up and running. If you do make sure you put it a spot where freezer will NOT pop up behind it. If it does, bummer, Task manager gets focus first but then freezer has made screen inactive and a vicious loop we go..

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