Disable the windows key?

Task manager can easily be disabled by changing a registry value.  I also need to lock out the Windows keys.  Since NI claims that LabVIEW is Part 11 compliant, I would have assumed that this function would be standard but I digress.
I have found the registry value but for some reason, the value does not get written into the registry correctly:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contr​ol\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00​,5B,E0,00,00,5C,E0,00,00,00,00
I have also tried to write the binary value (0000 0000 0000 0000 0300 0000 0000 5BE0 0000 5CE0 0000 0000) as well with no luck.
Any ideas??
Thanks all!
Message Edited by ScooterInMN on 12-17-2008 10:20 AM
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Thanks to you I have no windows key (until I reboot ). Change the setting for the string const. Then you can write pure hex values. Go to the msdn web site and cut and paste the values .Worked for me. Then I came to work today I had no windows key
Besides which, my opinion is that Express VIs Carthage must be destroyed deleted
(Sorry no Labview "brag list" so far)
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