Mobile lock app issue

I have an app that locks a phone but when i do a soft reset before
that app loads i have enough time to go and uninstall the lock app..

-is there any way i can reduce the time my lock app takes to load?
-is there a work around to prevent/delay the user from getting to
settings<remove program?

Thanks in advance

Uncle
Wed Aug 08 03:16:58 CDT 2007

Presumably you've written the app in .net or something?

If you write it in straight C it should be tiny and load almost instantly.

Could you write your app so it always runs, so the phone is "unlocked" by
the program until it wants to lock?

Presumably the user presses the screen or a key to perform the lock action -
why would they then want to reset it?

<prabhakarkudva@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have an app that locks a phone but when i do a soft reset before
> that app loads i have enough time to go and uninstall the lock app..
>
> -is there any way i can reduce the time my lock app takes to load?
> -is there a work around to prevent/delay the user from getting to
> settings<remove program?
>
> Thanks in advance
>

prabhakarkudva
Wed Aug 08 04:02:47 CDT 2007

Let me rephrase it

I am using C++ to develop the code..
the scenario is something like this..

First i send a lock command to the phone from another app(a server)
and the phone is locked..
The phone has my app(which interprets the server commands and executes
them on the phone)..
Now when i re start,before my app on the phone runs and implements the
lock state i have enough time(abt 5 sec) to unistall my app and hence
render the lock facility useless..

Uncle
Wed Aug 08 04:07:59 CDT 2007

So the program is already running (it has to be to implement the server
command), therefore it can lock it immediately.

???

<prabhakarkudva@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1186563767.523521.58800@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
> Let me rephrase it
>
> I am using C++ to develop the code..
> the scenario is something like this..
>
> First i send a lock command to the phone from another app(a server)
> and the phone is locked..
> The phone has my app(which interprets the server commands and executes
> them on the phone)..
> Now when i re start,before my app on the phone runs and implements the
> lock state i have enough time(abt 5 sec) to unistall my app and hence
> render the lock facility useless..
>

prabhakarkudva
Wed Aug 08 04:17:41 CDT 2007

it starts running at boot up and then starts listening for server
commands..but there is some delay before it starts running(cos windows
runs its own programs) and in the meantime i can go and uninstall my
app

Uncle
Wed Aug 08 04:26:21 CDT 2007

What is the "server", actually?

Presumably the use is being told that he can't use the phone (for some
reason) and would know where to look to uninstall the app?

There are loads of ways of getting round it like having multiple copies of
the app, or even "intercepting" part of the OS, putting hooks in, etc. It's
not that easy but it is possible.


<prabhakarkudva@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> it starts running at boot up and then starts listening for server
> commands..but there is some delay before it starts running(cos windows
> runs its own programs) and in the meantime i can go and uninstall my
> app
>

prabhakarkudva
Wed Aug 08 04:33:22 CDT 2007

A server is an external app that sends commands to my app(which it
processes) and the user knows how to uninstall the app

Uncle
Wed Aug 08 04:55:53 CDT 2007

Hm. Sounds like it might need a bit of lateral thinking, but I'd need to
know (or guess) more.

Wait and see if one of the boffins comes up with an answer first ...



<prabhakarkudva@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>A server is an external app that sends commands to my app(which it
> processes) and the user knows how to uninstall the app
>

dbgrick
Wed Aug 08 08:22:15 CDT 2007

How are you starting your application? if you are using a \Windows\Startup
link file, then you are starting the app after windows starts. You might
want to try to start your application using the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Init
registry. I once used this method to start a security login application for
my device. I hope this helps.

Rick D.
Contractor

"prabhakarkudva@gmail.com" wrote:

> it starts running at boot up and then starts listening for server
> commands..but there is some delay before it starts running(cos windows
> runs its own programs) and in the meantime i can go and uninstall my
> app
>
>

CraigGRA
Thu Aug 09 00:52:40 CDT 2007

On Aug 8, 7:35 am, prabhakarku...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have an app that locks a phone but when i do a soft reset before
> that app loads i have enough time to go and uninstall the lock app..
>
> -is there any way i can reduce the time my lock app takes to load?
> -is there a work around to prevent/delay the user from getting to
> settings<remove program?
>
> Thanks in advance

If you remove the Settings option from the start menu then they will
not be able to get into <add / remove programs>