RE: W2K Pro: background tasks run while Windows "locked"? -- PCTECH

Subject: RE: [PCTECH] W2K Pro: background tasks run while Windows "locked"?
From: "Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:36:29 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Mike Wills
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 11:23 AM
>
> If you want a shortcut to lock Windows 2k or XP. Here is what you do.
> Create a shortcut, in the target section put this
> "%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation" and name
> it something like "Lock Desktop".

Excellent tip!  Thanks Mike!

Given that the function is named as one of the parameters, are there other
goodies you can use rundll for?  Documented anywhere?

db

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