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Remove clipboard capability from XP Pro - and make sure it works.
I need to disable peoples clipboard so they can't copy and paste on their computers. It would be ideal if I could limit them to only being able to copy and paste a limited number of characters - but if that is not possible, how do I disable the clipboard function? I removed the clipboard from the accessories in the add\remove program area, but I can still copy and paste?
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There is a program clipbrd.exe. You can remove this. Does anyone know the function of this program? When it is installed and I copy something - if I open the program - this is where it is stored. The thing is, when I uninstall the program, copying and pasting is still functioning. What controls copying and pasting in windows? Are there more than one program? Does each application have its own program? (ie, office, etc...) There has to be an answer.
The file would be protected with M$'s WFP, do deleting it from the folder would not last long, it will be replaced quickly unless it's excluded from WFP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=222193
besides that, copy and paste are part of "explorer.exe" and not a seperate util... I beileve the clipbrd.exe is a clipboard viewer only, to see the contents of the clipboard.
Unless you hack or find a kernel patch, I don't think you can do this. Some apps allow you to turn copy and paste off, PDF's can be locked down in this way as well...
It's the same with "print screen", you can't disable it, it's part of the kernel and there is no registry entry for that feature...
In web-pages you can turn copy off, but you can still view the source and copy that...
Is there a specific reason your trying to do this, perhaps another vector can be found?
-rich
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=222193
besides that, copy and paste are part of "explorer.exe" and not a seperate util... I beileve the clipbrd.exe is a clipboard viewer only, to see the contents of the clipboard.
Unless you hack or find a kernel patch, I don't think you can do this. Some apps allow you to turn copy and paste off, PDF's can be locked down in this way as well...
It's the same with "print screen", you can't disable it, it's part of the kernel and there is no registry entry for that feature...
In web-pages you can turn copy off, but you can still view the source and copy that...
Is there a specific reason your trying to do this, perhaps another vector can be found?
-rich
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How can you lock down PDF's? That's the root of this problem. We have PDF's with valuable information. We would like to let people use this info but not enable them to send this info anywhere. We do not want them to be able to copy and paste the info an e-mail.
Adobe Acrobat Professional allows you to restrice, printing, copy-paste, save as and much more!
There is no way to prevent screen shots... and using OCR software to then take the image and convert it to text. There are also services like FileOpen that won't allow PDF's to be copied off a HD, if they are, they are unusable.
Cost's lots o money
http://www.fileopen.com/products_compare.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/computing/Documentation/win/acrobatwriter.htm#docPageBreak
-rich
There is no way to prevent screen shots... and using OCR software to then take the image and convert it to text. There are also services like FileOpen that won't allow PDF's to be copied off a HD, if they are, they are unusable.
Cost's lots o money
http://www.fileopen.com/products_compare.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/computing/Documentation/win/acrobatwriter.htm#docPageBreak
-rich
There may be 3rd party software you can buy to achieve this which I am unaware of.
Some of the Experts in this TA may be able to help (and I would be interested to learn of how this can be achieved too).