Disabling Mouse Interference

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Disabling Mouse Interference

Post by Boxxxed » Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:39 am

I've created a macro but if I move the mouse it interferes, is there anyway to give the macro 100% control of the mouse without chance of interference?

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Post by JRL » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:03 am

Yes there is. Its called BlockInput>. Folow the link for BlockInput> Help.

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Post by Boxxxed » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:44 am

Is there anyway to also block CTRL ALT DEL??

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Post by JRL » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:27 am

Blockinput is actually a Microsoft function. To my knowledge there is no way to block Ctrl+Alt+Del. It is a built in safeguard.

What are you trying to accomplish that Ctrl+Alt+Del would be a problem? Typically you would use BlockInput as a convenience for the user to prevent inadvertant interferance with the script. Blocking Ctrl+Alt+Del seems like more control than a programmer should have.

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Post by Boxxxed » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:15 am

I'm programming a practical joke for use with a game, it is entirely innocent but evil at the same time. Blocking ctrl alt del ensures that the joke doesn't end half way, we want full laughs here :lol:

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Post by Marcus Tettmar » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:37 am

You can't - and shouldn't - block ctrl-alt-del
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Post by Boxxxed » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:21 pm

There are safety programs out there that are intended for use regarding the safety and protection of systems. They disable ctrl alt del so it's quite possible, though it's hard to find a simple solution. It's probably beyond me in terms of programming ability and if I can't find a solution soon I'll just hope it works well the way it is.

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