Disabling and re-enabling the keyboard

[mwyatt]

NOTE: This is cross-posted from Registry forum. Hope no one is terribly offended. I have a network of NT4 Workstations. I have a scripted program that goes out to the workstations and installs software at night, but this software requires at least two reboots to work properly. If the system is turned off during the night, the install occurs when the user first attempts to log in. For a few minutes after the first reboot, the user could potentially log into the system and interrupt the install. Is there a way to disable the keyboard after a reboot to keep the user from logging in? I've looked through several forums, experimented with a few registry settings and now I'm asking for help. Basically, I would like a registry setting or some script-trick that I can use to disable the keyboard until the next reboot where it can be re-enabled. Thanks! ~Michael

[Wraith]

There is something you can do in DOS with a batch file that dissables the keyboard. I can't quite remeber what it is, and it probably won't help since you are using NT