You might want to try something like AppSense if you can get them to stump up for it. Besides being able to disable any keys or key combinations (including just for certain processes or applications), it can disable/enable menu items, shortcuts, buttons, dialogs and options, it can self-heal processes and objects, protect files and registry keys, perform application management, disable hardware, and a whole host of other funky stuff besides.
2009/9/11 Owens, Michael <[email protected]> > It is for a juvenile prison. > > The main reason is, I dont know what all the F keys do in all the > applications they will be using, but I do know they have no business > pressing them. :) They purposfully try to make things not work, or to get > around anything. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:27 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Disable F keys > > Out of morbid curiosity why would you want to do this? > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Owens, Michael > *To*: NT System Admin Issues > *Sent*: Thu Sep 10 15:24:47 2009 > *Subject*: Disable F keys > > Does anyone know how to disable the F keys via registry? I found programs > that do it, but id rather have reg keys so I can run them on new images. For > windows XP > > ------------------------------ > This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and > thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance > with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or > unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil > and/or criminal penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the > company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no > viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility > for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and > thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance > with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. > > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
