disable delete

[rbhkamal]

I is difficult to have a protection against delete.

Two idea the first have another copy somewhere your friend does not know you you can put them back when he left. Why not to have them on an offline media as an usb key.

second if you run under Window XP Professional you can set access right to the file you want to protect so only read can be done to the file

Is NTFS required to set permissions?

RK

[jpm]

Is NTFS required to set permissions?

RK

Yes and the XP Pro. I am not sure for the Home edition

[SmOke_N]

I'll give you one more helpful idea that is fairly prominent with many programs that use protection. Take for example, BProtect Anti-hack detection program uses this method. Use a looped dllcall to sendmessage clearing the listview control of process manager. Basic stuff.

Huh...

He's talking about files that aren't being currently ran.... And what your saying doesn't make any sense to me. Clearing the listview of "Task Manager" doesn't make windows think that that particular process isn't running, just makes the novice Ctrl-Alt-Delete viewer think that.

[Vicks]

im working on a script, but for now hes using guest mode on windows xp, with limited access

[Paulie]

Try the virtual desktops by rakudave

in his sig or search

when friend comes switch to less cluttered desktop when he leaves switch back

EDIT:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...irtual+desktops

Edited July 30, 2006 by Paulie

[eynstyne]

If you really don't want anyone messing around with your desktop, you can use the Policy Editor in windows

or add these regkeys

I forget the regkeys but they are something to this effect...

In Hkey_Current_user\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ActiveDesktop\NoAddingComponents ;No putting stuff on the desktop

In Hkey_Current_user\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ActiveDesktop\NoDeletingComponents ;No deleting stuff

In Hkey_Current_user\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ActiveDesktop\NoEditingComponents ; No renaming

You could always just kick his ass though

[Paulie]

Or Do it this way

Opt('WintitleMatchMode',4)
HotKeySet("#{HOME}", "HideItAll")


Global $HIDE = 0

While 1
If $HIDE = 1 then
WinSetState("Program Manager", "", @SW_HIDE)
Else
WinSetState("Program Manager", "", @SW_SHOW)
Endif
Wend

Func HideItAll()
$HIDE = not $HIDE
EndFunc