Cybercafe Management Software...

[kilx]

hello everybody!..

err.. i need your suggestion to develop a cybercafe management software in VB.

it's ok if all my workstation is win95/98 but i have some w/station using win XP.. (i thought in XP we can't disable Task Keys right..!)

is there any way i can disable Task Keys in XP or something else that give user no permission to close my program..

btw, my software is a client-server.. admin in 1 computer control all the workstation in the cybercafe...


...sorry for my broken english.. it's not my mother language...

[007shahid]

I know you can disable task bar by giving this API.

Private Declare Function SystemParametersInfo Lib "user32" Alias "SystemParametersInfoA" (ByVal uAction As Long, ByVal uParam As Long, lpvParam As Any, ByVal fuWinIni As Long) As Long
 
SystemParametersInfo 97, 1&, 0&, 0

But I am not sure if it works in XP.
Try this. It should work

Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
If UnloadMode = vbFormCode Then Exit Sub
Cancel = 1
frmWarning.Show 'A warning form (dialog)
'Dont give a message box here telling the user,
' not to use the Task bar to close the program
'Windows won't get a response if the Message Box is not closed
'It will then show the End Task Window
'Instead show it through another form
'Clost that form through a timer with interval as 5000
End Sub

[kilx]

did i already mentioned that my w/station is winXP/2000 instead of win9x only..

i just want some idea..??

how to disable people to close my program by any way in XP...

ok thanx a lot..!!~

[kilx]

this is what i need for this projex..:

host/server :

• listening, accept, establish connection on certain port of TCP/IP
• different user level with different user rights (e.g: Administrator, OPerator, Owner, etc..)
• can lock/unlock w/station..
• access database. (w/station IP, cybercafe rate, product/service charge, etc.. )
• send alarm message to client. (overlimit usage, etc..)
• calculate surfing + product charge. (e.g: 60min = $2.50, 90min = $3.70, etc..)
• any suggestion..???

w/station / client :

• connect to server on certain port.
• accept instruction from server. (lock/unlock/message/etc..)
• user cannot close this program by any way... (ctrl+alt+del, etc...)
• any suggestion...???

currently there is a lot of s/ware that can do what i want.. but i have an enthusiasm to develop my very own (with you guys!!) software..

maybe you can look some example from this website : www.mol.com and download that free 'MOL Cybercafes MAnagement Software' for reference of what i want to do... (you need to register 1st to d/load that stuff.. )

i've doing some experimental of my project now but it's not working on NT (win 2000/XP)..

thx!

[A[L]C]

hi there.

I am deputy manager for a 12 pc cyber cafe in england. We used to use a product called web tube, which had some nice features, but found it a bit fiddly and unstable. I would be more than willing to help you with testing and ideas for this project, but I am unfortunately unable to offer any help with the coding.

If you would like to discuss this further, please email me on [email protected]

Regards
Paul

[kilx]

Originally posted by A[L]C
hi there.

I am deputy manager for a 12 pc cyber cafe in england. We used to use a product called web tube, which had some nice features, but found it a bit fiddly and unstable. I would be more than willing to help you with testing and ideas for this project, but I am unfortunately unable to offer any help with the coding.

If you would like to discuss this further, please email me on [email protected]

Regards
Paul

is that program F.O.C ..?
is that program works on winXP/2k..?

thanx for participating.. but...
i need more people..!

any effort will do..

thanx!

[A[L]C]

Originally posted by kilx


is that program F.O.C ..?
is that program works on winXP/2k..?

thanx for participating.. but...
i need more people..!

any effort will do..

thanx!

not foc
yes it works on 2k

[WAcKeD]

I'll help out. I'm good with winsock networking. Let me know if you need me.

Email: [email protected]

[Edneeis]

If it is a client/server setup then the server could be alerted when a client disconnects then if the user did shut it off you'd know as soon as they did it.

[nemaroller]

As far as disabling task manager from regular users....
you could either set them manually one each machine, or by
code through api calls...


http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/163/

[kilx]

thanx a lot for all ideas/support/etc...

i really want this project happening.. and i hope it will be open source project for all..

1 more thing, as a VB newbie.. i dunno how to program vb to load in a 'system tray'.. (not taskbar).. how to do that?

and can some1 please show me how to put everything in database...

[Syfonic]

Hi,

I am creating a new filesharing client called Syfonic Music Community.

This client will be much larger that Napster, Kazaa etc.

It also is going to be written in the Visual Basic 6 language.
I am looking for Visual Basic programmers to help me with this client, so if you are in any way interested in helping me with this client please mailto [email protected]



-Chase
Owner of Syfonic Music Community

[amitabh]

First try getting the basics of winsock. there is a good tutorial at www.vbworld.com. This is very neccessary for an this type of application. Once you complete that, come back here and we can discuss more about your project.

[markos]

you can't disable task manager through vb code, it's imposible, but you CAN do it with c/c++

[amitabh]

You can disable Taskmanager in Win9X/WinNT. In Win(x you can do it throug an api call called SystemsParameterInfo. Check for an example on www.vbforums.com or www.vbworld.com. This works in Win9X. For WinNT, you need to set some registry settings which you can find at www.winguides.com/registry .

[Davadvice]

spam City in here i think.

i would remove the mail address from the above posts as you will get a great deal more Mail than you would like

davdi