My Windows 2000 Professional workstation has a group policy that
enables the the Windows login screen saver. The workstation will switch
to a locked status if no keystrokes or mouse movements are detected for
10 minutes.

Is there a script, utility, etc. that I can run that will prevent the
screen saver from starting? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

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you might try occasionally doing some work.

<tron9901@msn.com> wrote in message
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> My Windows 2000 Professional workstation has a group policy that
> enables the the Windows login screen saver. The workstation will switch
> to a locked status if no keystrokes or mouse movements are detected for
> 10 minutes.
>
> Is there a script, utility, etc. that I can run that will prevent the
> screen saver from starting? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.
>

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Does it need to run in order to comply with federal regulations?
What would the repercussions be if the domain Admin found this on your
computer?


Hate to see someone loose their job over a screen saver.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Dave" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> you might try occasionally doing some work.
>
> <tron9901@msn.com> wrote in message
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<tron9901@msn.com> wrote in message news:1105549419.225563.178370@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.c
om...
> My Windows 2000 Professional workstation has a group policy that
> enables the the Windows login screen saver. The workstation will switch
> to a locked status if no keystrokes or mouse movements are detected for
> 10 minutes.
>
> Is there a script, utility, etc. that I can run that will prevent the
> screen saver from starting? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.

I use a small (free) third-party utility called SS.EXE.  Search Google
for it.

But also heed the prior responses.  The best/safest way is to contact
your system administrator and explain the issue you're having.

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"Rick" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:uARYzON%23EHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...[vbc
ol=seagreen]
> <tron9901@msn.com> wrote in message news:1105549419.225563.178370@c13g2000
cwb.googlegroups.com... 
>
> I use a small (free) third-party utility called SS.EXE.  Search Google
> for it.
>
> But also heed the prior responses.  The best/safest way is to contact
> your system administrator and explain the issue you're having.[/vbcol]

Just a follow-up..  There appear to be other, less desirable
utilities which are also called SS.EXE (trojans, spyware etc).
Here's one you might be more interested in, if you can't find
the correct SS.EXE:
http://www.grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm

See the utility's AUTOBLANK option which disables or
enables your screensaver (0=disable, 1=enable).

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On 12 Jan 2005 09:03:39 -0800, tron9901@msn.com wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen] 

Why not just have the system administrator turn off the darn screen
saver and be done with it. Is there some company by-law that states
that you have to run a screen saver?

--
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In article <OnO4qrM#EHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>,
Dave <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>you might try occasionally doing some work.

Maybe he has a job that doesn't require operating his computer nonstop?

Good grief.

-Geoff

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On 12 Jan 2005 09:03:39 -0800, tron9901@msn.com wrote:

>Is there a script, utility, etc. that I can run that will prevent the
>screen saver from starting? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>Thanks.

Does pressing the windows key work?  This brings up the start menu and
used to be a way of stopping the screen saver from starting in windows
AFAIR.


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seabat wrote:

>On 12 Jan 2005 09:03:39 -0800, tron9901@msn.com wrote:
>
>
> 
>
>Why not just have the system administrator turn off the darn screen
>saver and be done with it. Is there some company by-law that states
>that you have to run a screen saver?
>
>
>
He said it was a system policy.  I imagine it is org - wide.  We have
the same thing.  I wrote and compiled an AutoHotkey script that  does
this.  I turn it on and off when  I need it.  I suppose it could be done
in Autoit too.  It presses the numlock key twice every five minutes.

Loop:
Send, {NUMLOCK 2}
sleep, 300000
goto, loop

That easy.

John Hood
Web Site www.jhoodsoft.org
"The best home and business free software, no ads, no time limits, no
fluff."
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