Bad news: I can't find any existing module to do this.

Good news: Win32::API can be used to access all system calls and any DLL using only Perl and no compiler. The system call in question appears to be LockWorkStation.

Update: It might be as simple as the following (untested) code: 

use Win32::API ();
Win32::API->Import("user32", "BOOL LockWorkStation()");
LockWorkStation();

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Update: Here's a tested version with error checking: 

use Win32::API ();

Win32::API->Import("user32", "BOOL LockWorkStation()")
   or die("Unable to import LockWorkStation: $^E\n");
    
LockWorkStation()
   or die("Unable to lock workstation: $^E\n");

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If Import returns false and $^E is numerically equal to 127 ("The specified procedure could not be found"), then it's probably because the function is not required on that particular OS.

In reply to Re: lock WinXP Desktop with perl by ikegami
in thread lock WinXP Desktop with perl by marcpascual

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