how to make a password app for win startup

Hi,

I am trying to make a program where you'll have to enter a password for going further, when loading windows.

How would I have to do that?

I know how to make it ask for a password and check it, however I dont know how to stop everything so only the program is being "online".

Please help me,

Thanks,

Alain

Hey,

I think you need to be a little more specific, but if the part you need to know is getting ur program to open at the right part then you need to load it as the windows shell, then if the password is correct then continue loading the shell(explorer.exe). You can set ur program as the shell in a ini file i think, i think its system.ini but it may well have changed in winxp.

On another note you should store the password using a strong algo phraphs in a file or maybe in the registry up to you. Get your prog to decrypt the password and store it in a string, then get the users password and compare it to the encrypted password, if correct then load the shell.

Hope that helps

TNT

If you want your program to run on StartUp, just put it in the registry. Learn it with C++. On Win98 it is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Run

I think that's right.

Syntax, If it runs on "startup" then it should do the exact same thing as placing it in the startup folder. Thus, the windows shell should have already completely loaded, allowing outside access. A proper way around this would be to disable all sys hot keys such as ctrl+alt+del, alt+f4, alt+tab, ctrl+esc, etc. Also use a function to get the x & y values of the screen to set as a complete take up of the entire screen.

ok, I get it:
Make it fullscreen (I know how to do that) and set it in the register or startup folder.

However, how do I do this:
"proper way around this would be to disable all sys hot keys such as ctrl+alt+del, alt+f4, alt+tab, ctrl+esc, etc."

(In WinXP!)

I tried the screensaver thingey but it didnt work for me.

Any suggestions are welcome.

R U using an MFC wrapper or API. If your using a wrapper then you could easily create an accelerator table in a dialog app, or edit the one that comes with and MDI or SDI (multiple/single document interface). If its api, get SyntaxBubble to help, I'm not real clear on the trapping of the keys in API. What next?

I don't think you will ever be able to trap CTRL-ALT-DEL in a Windows program. If you need it really secure, you have to do it the hard ( shell ) way mentioned above or simply get a windows version that supports multiple users ( 2K/XP ).

I am quite sure that an accelerator table may contain the ctrl+alt+del sequence an execute without errors. I will try it when I get home tonight and let you know

Put a CMOS password :)