Registry Problem

[vbPoet]

I m currently developing a program which should lock screen and unlock it.
User can be added by Admin and user can change his/her password.
And i was using Registry for storing the passwords.but now Administrator has restricted that Registry cannot be manipulated..
What is another idea to do that ...........?

[dglienna]

You could use the API

Option Explicit
 
Private Declare Function LockWorkStation Lib "user32.dll" () As Long
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
    LockWorkStation
End Sub

[vbPoet]

Cogratulations DG
u have made a mark 10k posts
No i do not want to use this API because i would like to run screen saver and some other options can be considered but this API will end the game
so try to give me clue about solving Registry Problem.

[dglienna]

You can just shell the screensaver's .scr file to start the screensaver
if it is locked with password, then users or admins can unlock it

[vbPoet]

nops what if laterly i have to add some other functionality to my program
because i know this API is not right solution...
so if u can tell me how to solve registry problem.

[penagate]

Store teh passwords in an encrypted file?

[vbPoet]

hmm it could be good choice...
but y i cannot use Registry ...?

[penagate]

Well you said that your admin has prevented you from accessing the registry. Although I find that somewhat hard to believe considering almost every application has to be able access the registry, its how it is and you gotta live with it.

Having said that, I still find it hard to believe, you should at least be able to write to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

[ThaRubby]

Well code was posted to lock the screena nd suggestions were made to use files. So your goal is to store passwords right, and not lock the station? To store passwords use encrypted file like said. Another way to lock it is:
Shell "rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation"