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bigguy · Oct 27th, 2005, 7:34 PM

Hello, I'm makign a download type thing for my school, and I need to know how I can get the admins password, at my school, and thna the user tryign to download something, has to type in the admin;s password, to download anything. And than once they type the password, it will let them downlaod whatever they want, but than i want t make it where once that download is complete. When tey try to download sumthign else they have to type the password again. And for thos of you wondering, no I'm not trying to make a hack or anything, but our school network, keeps getting viruses becasue the 8th graders keep dowloading stuff. Any help is appreciated. Thnka You

bigguy · Oct 27th, 2005, 8:18 PM

Also, I was thinkignof doing it this way.

On Form Load. a dialog box pops up, asks for admin password(this is right after program has been installed), thna it saves to .txt file, only its encrypted(no one at my school, is smart enogh to decrypt anything), and than make it If txtPass.Text = (name of file/ or w/e)Then
allow download
Else
Close download Window.

Would that work?

iignotus · Oct 27th, 2005, 8:42 PM

If the problem is that the children keep downloading stuff they're not supposed to, an alternate method of downloading things will not stop them, they'll just do it the way they're been doing it.

bigguy · Oct 27th, 2005, 8:49 PM

Huh? Im talkign about all our students have their own networ kID and password, only the administrator can change computer setting and network settings. So what I want is something, that when a student clicks on a download link, the program I want to make will popup, ask for administartor password, and than once they give the correct password , it will allow them to continue downlaoding, but if they don't get the correct password, and I've made it where they are allowed three times to try to enter admin password, before it just closes the download window, and than a message is sent to admin's computer sayign that this user tried to download a file form this site.

If you don't understand just tell me and I'll try ot be clearer. Thank You

ViOLATiON · Oct 28th, 2005, 1:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bigguy

Hello, I'm makign a download type thing for my school, and I need to know how I can get the admins password, at my school, and thna the user tryign to download something, has to type in the admin;s password, to download anything. And than once they type the password, it will let them downlaod whatever they want, but than i want t make it where once that download is complete. When tey try to download sumthign else they have to type the password again. And for thos of you wondering, no I'm not trying to make a hack or anything, but our school network, keeps getting viruses becasue the 8th graders keep dowloading stuff. Any help is appreciated. Thnka You

Main part being "I need to know how I can get the admins password, at my school" ...

Someone didn't read the rules.

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Correct me if I'm wrong :p

ivan · Oct 28th, 2005, 3:27 AM

I think that he clearly said that he is not making any hacks, cracks, etc.

ViOLATiON · Oct 28th, 2005, 3:58 AM

If that was your intention would you come out and say it, after reading the rules? If you are in a position where you need to make such a program, would you not have admin access already?.. Just curious :p

bigguy · Oct 28th, 2005, 2:12 PM

Yes, I already have the Admin password, because i am assistat admin, but the regular people with their own names, and passwords. Like you know in windows 2k Pro, when you lock computer, and it says, only admin or the user logged on can onlock it. Thats what I want to do, but I dont know hwo to make it where it can read the admins password, for that computer.

Rory · Oct 28th, 2005, 7:19 PM

If you're running Windows 2000, I'm sure there are a billion and one ways of achieving this through the operating system and its components. Start by poking around in Group Policy. Alternatively, if your router is on your domain (i.e. using ISA or something), you can set up a domain authenticated proxy and apply policy there thus enabling you to, say, transparently block downloads to certain accounts but not others, as well as the possibility of an Internet filtering system. Having a physical network device stopping the downloads is as near to fool-proof as you can get, and as iignotus hinted at, schools are the sorts of places where people trying to get round your measures would be a particular problem.

bigguy · Oct 30th, 2005, 10:22 AM

OK this is what i have so far

Public Function Find_DownloadWindow() As Long
Find_DownloadWindow = FindWindow("#32700(Dialog)", vbNullString)
End Function

Thats in the module

and the #37200(Dialog) is the Download Dialog window Class

So how i get it to show Form1 to ask for password?

Oct 27th, 2005, 7:34 PM	#1
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Download Manager Hello, I'm makign a download type thing for my school, and I need to know how I can get the admins password, at my school, and thna the user tryign to download something, has to type in the admin;s password, to download anything. And than once they type the password, it will let them downlaod whatever they want, but than i want t make it where once that download is complete. When tey try to download sumthign else they have to type the password again. And for thos of you wondering, no I'm not trying to make a hack or anything, but our school network, keeps getting viruses becasue the 8th graders keep dowloading stuff. Any help is appreciated. Thnka You

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Oct 27th, 2005, 8:18 PM	#2
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Also, I was thinkignof doing it this way. On Form Load. a dialog box pops up, asks for admin password(this is right after program has been installed), thna it saves to .txt file, only its encrypted(no one at my school, is smart enogh to decrypt anything), and than make it If txtPass.Text = (name of file/ or w/e)Then allow download Else Close download Window. Would that work?

Oct 27th, 2005, 8:42 PM	#3
iignotus Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nowhere Special Posts: 466 Rep Power: 4	If the problem is that the children keep downloading stuff they're not supposed to, an alternate method of downloading things will not stop them, they'll just do it the way they're been doing it. __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) % rc4 hexkey < input > output #define S ,t=s[i],s[i]=s[j],s[j]=t /* rc4 hexkey <file / unsigned char k[256],s[256],i,j,t;main(c,v,e)charv;{++v;while(++i)s[ i]=i;for(c=0;(v)++;k[c++]=e)sscanf((v)++-1,"%2x",&e);while(j+=s[i] +k[i%c]S,++i);for(j=0;c=~getchar();putchar(~c^s[t+=s[i]]))j+=s[++i]S;}

Oct 27th, 2005, 8:49 PM	#4
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Huh? Im talkign about all our students have their own networ kID and password, only the administrator can change computer setting and network settings. So what I want is something, that when a student clicks on a download link, the program I want to make will popup, ask for administartor password, and than once they give the correct password , it will allow them to continue downlaoding, but if they don't get the correct password, and I've made it where they are allowed three times to try to enter admin password, before it just closes the download window, and than a message is sent to admin's computer sayign that this user tried to download a file form this site. If you don't understand just tell me and I'll try ot be clearer. Thank You

Oct 28th, 2005, 3:27 AM	#6
ivan Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: serbia & montenegro Posts: 484 Rep Power: 4	I think that he clearly said that he is not making any hacks, cracks, etc.

Oct 28th, 2005, 3:58 AM	#7
ViOLATiON Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 4	If that was your intention would you come out and say it, after reading the rules? If you are in a position where you need to make such a program, would you not have admin access already?.. Just curious :p

Oct 28th, 2005, 2:12 PM	#8
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Yes, I already have the Admin password, because i am assistat admin, but the regular people with their own names, and passwords. Like you know in windows 2k Pro, when you lock computer, and it says, only admin or the user logged on can onlock it. Thats what I want to do, but I dont know hwo to make it where it can read the admins password, for that computer.

Oct 28th, 2005, 7:19 PM	#9
Rory Expert Programmer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 542 Rep Power: 4	If you're running Windows 2000, I'm sure there are a billion and one ways of achieving this through the operating system and its components. Start by poking around in Group Policy. Alternatively, if your router is on your domain (i.e. using ISA or something), you can set up a domain authenticated proxy and apply policy there thus enabling you to, say, transparently block downloads to certain accounts but not others, as well as the possibility of an Internet filtering system. Having a physical network device stopping the downloads is as near to fool-proof as you can get, and as iignotus hinted at, schools are the sorts of places where people trying to get round your measures would be a particular problem.

Oct 30th, 2005, 10:22 AM	#10
bigguy Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	OK this is what i have so far Public Function Find_DownloadWindow() As Long Find_DownloadWindow = FindWindow("#32700(Dialog)", vbNullString) End Function Thats in the module and the #37200(Dialog) is the Download Dialog window Class So how i get it to show Form1 to ask for password?

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