On 10/6/06, Gerhard Fiedler wrote: > Carey Fisher wrote: > > > Oh - another clue - never happens when I'm logged out of XP [...] > > AFAIK it's not possible to insert into the keyboard buffer (which seems to > be what is happening) when you're not logged in or while the session is > locked. Which is good (in this case) and can be a pain (when trying to > automate a GUI application with something like AutoIt3 and wanting it to > work while the session is locked). It is possible. Quite easy by inserting an upper filter driver abover the keyoard driver. It's done by the remote control applications. It does need admin rights to install and a reboot. The really bad thing is if you remove the driver but don't fix the registry, you lose your keyboard! Orin. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist