Password protecting access to a PC running a presentation?

[TheDrow]

I have a Kiosk presentation that I want to leave running 24/7. However, I am
concerned about people being able to access the PC and by it the network the
presentation is running on.

I would like to have the presentation password protected so that you can't
exit it.

As a related concern the presentation will update nightly via a batch file
that stops the presentation using Taskkill, copies the new version onto the
PC and starts the presenation. If this will conflict with the password
protection I need to find another way to update the presentation each night.

Thanks

 

[Austin Myers]

It seems to me you are contradicting yourself. If I follow you, your goal
is to be able to remotely kill the presentation with TaskKill, but you want
to stop anyone from killing it remotely. Am I missing something here? <g>


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com

 

[TheDrow]

Sorry for the confusion. Taskkill runs on the PC as part of a batch file
that is called by a local job. Staff daily update a copy of the presentation
and then leave it in a folder that is then copied over the active one by the
batch file.

The real concern is restricting access to the PC from someone walking up to
it. I can design another method for update if need be.

 

[Austin Myers]

Short of unplugging the keyboard or hiding it I see no way to do what you
want.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com