Locking keyboard without affecting screen?

miracleboy · 14 Feb 2006 at 15:22

I've a got a PC linked to 2 screens to be used as a monitoring station, so I want the keyboard locked so that no-one can type anything - but still see the desktop unobstructed - just like a transparent screensaver I guess. So if someone touched a key it would pop up a password box. Does anyone know if Windows can do this on it's own or if there is anything I can install to do it?

nade · 14 Feb 2006 at 16:00

Erm, you could make your desktop look nice, use the Print Scrn button, paste that into paint or something. Save that and use the image as a screen saver...with the option to lock the PC enabled?

If you have XP, you could use the "My Pictures..." screensaver if it's on your PC with the image in a folder and disabled transitions.

miracleboy · 14 Feb 2006 at 16:25

I actually need the screen to be 'live' - as it will have monitoring apps running on it displaying network bandwidth and other real time monitors.

MarkLP · 14 Feb 2006 at 16:29

Lock-My-PC

http://www.fspro.net/lmpc/

Psyk · 14 Feb 2006 at 16:40

If anyone has the beta of Visual studio express 2005 there's a template for a screensaver in that. It should be pretty trivial to make that an invisible or minimised window so the desktop is visible. I'd do it myself but I have the full version of 2003 so installing the new beta would screw around with the settings.

BigBoy · 14 Feb 2006 at 20:53

just unplug it? if its usb there should be no problem doing this.