Re: Trigger an Event on computer shutdown

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 04/25/05 

Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:39:47 -0400

In news:FD8C1F27-C459-45B6-9EEF-60FF4974B413@microsoft.com,
KG <KG@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi
>
> I work in a school, and we have software that monitors / allows /
> restricts what applications pupils are using and can use on their
> PC's. This runs as a service on each client PC.
>
> The pupils have realised that if they press the power button on the
> PC then click 'cancel' when prompted do they want to save any open
> documents, this allows them to kill the monitoring appication service
> - therefore giving them unrestricted access to apps like internet
> explorer etc.
>
> What I want to achieve is to have something like a kixtart script to
> run when the PC is powering down. Does anyone know how to create an
> EventTrigger to run my Kix script when the PC is preparing to power
> down.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks

I don't know of any way to accomplish that but see it, instead, as a fault
of the application you're using. My idea isn't going to fix anything right
away so skip reading it if you want.

First off: Monitor for the next two weeks and suspend any student caught.
Second: Contact the vendor of the application for an immediate patch.
Third: Monitor the student's classrooms where this takes place, any teacher
found continually not watching their students should be subject to
discipline as well.

Security is a process, not an application. In this case it's monitoring,
taking agressive actions, and following through to get the hole in the
application fixed.

Galen 

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Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.
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