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- From: dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE)
- Subject: Re: Disable Control-Break on a PC?
- Message-ID: <17NOV199213095512@sscvx1.ssc.gov>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:09:00 GMT
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- In article <1689E94E1.SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu>, SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu (Jeff Hoxworth) writes...
- >Hello!
- >
- >I program in Microsoft COBOL and have one important question:
- >
- >Does anyone know any way I can disable the Control-Break key on a PC?
- >
- >My program is supposed to put up a password screen (it does) and not
- >let anyone past the screen unless they know the correct password (it
- >does UNLESS someone uses Control-Break).
- >
- >I would appreciate any help anyone can offer!
- >
- > Thanks!
- >
- >============================================================================
- >Real users never know what they want, but they always know when your program
- > doesn't deliver it.
- >============================================================================
- >"Everyplace is walking distance if you have the time"
- > -Steven Wright
- >============================================================================
- >
- >Jeff Hoxworth SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu
-
- If this program comes up on bootup, then there are TSR's available for doing
- what you ask and if not, I've written a routine which a login is all it does
- and then calls the next program in line (the main menu setup in this case)...
- In MS-Cobol at least, a called program can't be executed alone so there is
- no need to worry about the Ctrl-Break combo or any other. One problem still
- exists and that is the Password file is unprotected completely when booting
- from floppy so I need to find a good encrypt scheme.
-
- me
-