Re: "freeze" desktop
"Andrew Thompson" <andrewthommo@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Mar 22, 3:21 pm, "max" <maxch...@gmail.com> wrote:
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..As what i mention on the first message, I want the
program to run each time when the Windows start, not in the middle.
A web started application, invoked at start-up,
could not only provide a simple splash screen
and messages to indicate progress, but also allow
other applications to continue in their own
threads, unhindered.
I think the OP does NOT want to allow other applications to continue
in their own threads, unhindered.
The user doesn't have a choice, because i'm
writing it for my Cyber cafe, ..
What precisely do you mean by 'my Cyber cafe',
are you referring to a shop with a row of
computers, and staff employed by you, to switch
them on in the morning (or reboot them as needed)?
What does this 'locking of the desktop' offer to
the process, how does it bring any advantage to
the people who are booting the computers?
(And if the answer is 'none', then 'why bother?')
..not for the general market.
If my understanding of 'Cyber cafe' is correct,
the end users who are paying for computer time
do not need to (re)boot the PC's? Is that what
you mean?
A cybercaf? is a place where you can rent computers for a few minutes
or hours at a time. The "cafe" part comes into play because you can
usually purchase beverages too.
I'm guessing the OP wants to completely lock down the system, so that
his main application (e.g. which meters how long the user has been using
the computer, for example) cannot be killed by the user. When time runs
up, the app takes over the system, "freezing" all other applications
(different implementations will implement "freezing" differently --
perhaps the apps are still running, but all keyboard/mouse input is
captured and prevented from reaching the app), requesting that the user
buys more time.
- Oliver