thedoe Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Hi guys.. maybe already discussed in another thread, and I already searched both in google and this forum, but still can't find what I want I'm searching the coding to press CTRL + ALT +DEL. Does anyone know? my purpose is not for task manager. in office,, my PC always automatically lock after 10 mins idle (don't suggest me to disable this automatically lock feature,, since I don't know admin password ). in the midnight, I have to run some program. but before that, I need to unlock the screen. The only way to unlock is pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL and then enter a password. that's why I need to know the coding to press CTRL + ALT + DEL in autoit. or anybody have another idea? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 From the help file for the Send command.N.B. Windows does not allow the simulation of the "CTRL-ALT-DEL" combination! If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E1M1 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yep, autoit cant emulate it, Actually no language can.Here's what vnc does:BOOL vncService::SimulateCtrlAltDel() { vnclog.Print(LL_ALL, VNCLOG("preparing to generate ctrl-alt-del\n")); // Are we running on NT? if (IsWinNT()) { vnclog.Print(LL_ALL, VNCLOG("spawn ctrl-alt-del thread...\n")); // *** This is an unpleasant hack. Oh dear. // I simulate CtrAltDel by posting a WM_HOTKEY message to all // the windows on the Winlogon desktop. // This requires that the current thread is part of the Winlogon desktop. // But the current thread has hooks set & a window open, so it can't // switch desktops, so I instead spawn a new thread & let that do the work... omni_thread *thread = omni_thread::create(SimulateCtrlAltDelThreadFn); if (thread == NULL) return FALSE; thread->join(NULL); return TRUE; } return TRUE; }See aloso http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376875%28v=vs.85%29.aspxEasy way would be to prevent locking by moving mouse after every 5 minutes. edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DicatoroftheUSA Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) If you work with sensitive data, it's a good way to get fired. Believe it or not there is such a thing as corporate espionage, and a somewhat common vector is the cleaning person. I.T. doesn't piss people off, just because its fun too. A better way would be to figure out how to process whatever you are doing via command line or scripted data manipulation. Edited November 8, 2012 by DicatoroftheUSA Statism is violence, Taxation is theft. Autoit Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoe Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Yep, autoit cant emulate it, Actually no language can. Here's what vnc does: BOOL vncService::SimulateCtrlAltDel() { vnclog.Print(LL_ALL, VNCLOG("preparing to generate ctrl-alt-deln")); // Are we running on NT? if (IsWinNT()) { vnclog.Print(LL_ALL, VNCLOG("spawn ctrl-alt-del thread...n")); // *** This is an unpleasant hack. Oh dear. // I simulate CtrAltDel by posting a WM_HOTKEY message to all // the windows on the Winlogon desktop. // This requires that the current thread is part of the Winlogon desktop. // But the current thread has hooks set & a window open, so it can't // switch desktops, so I instead spawn a new thread & let that do the work... omni_thread *thread = omni_thread::create(SimulateCtrlAltDelThreadFn); if (thread == NULL) return FALSE; thread->join(NULL); return TRUE; } return TRUE; } See aloso http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376875%28v=vs.85%29.aspx Easy way would be to prevent locking by moving mouse after every 5 minutes. could you explain me what vnc is? is it the coding used in autoit, too? *I'm not too familiar with programming I don't prefer moving mouse every minutes. All my job is related with sensitive data. Just what DicatoroftheUSA said below, it's easiest way for me to get fired If you work with sensitive data, it's a good way to get fired. Believe it or not there is such a thing as corporate espionage, and a somewhat common vector is the cleaning person. I.T. doesn't piss people off, just because its fun too. A better way would be to figure out how to process whatever you are doing via command line or scripted data manipulation. Edited November 8, 2012 by thedoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted November 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 8, 2012 thedoe,I too have access to a sensitive network which locks my machine after 10 minutes and I am not at all happy about any discussion on how to beat that. Particularly as you will still have to enter a password and the Forum Rules prohibit discussion of such things on the forum. So I am locking this thread. My advice would be to talk to your system admins - if you have a valid reason for running that program they should be able to help. If you do not....... M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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