passwording the sys tray

[uznut]

does anyone know if it can be done. can autoit do something like that ?

[ezzetabi]

What do you mean with passwording the systray?

Something like stop its usability until a password is wrote?

[this-is-me]

Do you mean password tray icons, start menu or what?

[uznut]

i want to password an icon so that they can not change any of the settings in a program

[ezzetabi]

You can make a script that await the windows of 'Settings' and Disable the controls of OK and Apply.

And with a Hotkey you summon a input dialog that ask a password to stop this.

How much protection you need? Who can try to change this settings? Expert users or newbies?

[uznut]

well its norton and coroporate antivirus and there is not a option to password the settings down in the systray and i need to make it to were users can not disable it or change any of the settings you get what im saying. it has to run the prog can not be changed

[CyberSlug]

You could also lock out all the tray icons with this:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4);advanced
ControlDisable("classname=Shell_TrayWnd","Notification Area", "ToolbarWindow321")

Create a hotkey calls an InputBox and perform ControlEnable if password is valid.

[Bartokv]

  uznut said:

well its norton and coroporate antivirus and there is not a option to password the settings down in the systray and i need to make it to were users can not disable it or change any of the settings you get what im saying. it has to run the prog can not be changed

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Since you're using Symantec Antivirus, I'm assuming that you have administrator rights on the system. There is another package called Symantec System Center that allows system administrators the ablity to create, deploy, and lock down security features so that your users are not able to change the configuration settings.

Hope this helps!

Edit:

( Symantec AntiVirus Features)

Edited August 30, 2004 by Bartokv

[uznut]

i know but doesn't it have to run off a server these are windows 98 machies that are not connected to our network but have internet access

[uznut]

cyber that would work but is there anyway to do it by a specific program?

[this-is-me]

The deployment center will create install packages that you can burn to cd and install on the 98 units.