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Disabling keyboard in windows?

  • 02-03-2003 03:52PM
    #1
    TenLeftFingers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭


    Due to confined working conditions, I occasionally have to leave things on my laptop keyboard. At the moment I just open notepad beforehand, and any gobble-dee-goop that might come up just gets displayed there.

    Is there a better way / alternative to stop the OS taking keyboard input? (temporarily)
    regards,
    merlin_bar


Comments

  • #2
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,562 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    I can't think of anything convenient off hand.

    Considering that laptops close and are pretty compact themselves I doubt any manufacturer has ever considered adding a feature that encourages the use of the keyboard as a shelf or lunch tray.


  • #3
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    ctrl alt del???


    lock it.

    kdjac


  • #4
    Dun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭Dun


    .. or windows key + L to lock it under XP


  • #5
    TenLeftFingers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TenLeftFingers


    I should have said I have W2K. ctrl + alt + del and 'lock workstation' does the job. Should have thought of that myself since I do that when I leave the computer unattended @:(

    Thanks a lot,
    merlin_bar

    win + L sounds pretty handy! urprised it's not in w2k.


  • #6
    phaxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭phaxx


    Moved to ms apps/os. Read the hw tweaking/modding charter please.


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