Re: Need a "keep alive" to prevent screen saver from starting
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Date: 02/18/05
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Date: 18 Feb 2005 10:45:18 -0800
Jay, Caffeine works like a champ! Just what I was looking for.
- It doesn't require changing the registry, policies, or anything else
on my workstation.
- It doesn't require installing any program, scripting language, etc.
on my workstation. It's a standalone application that I can launch
simply by double-clicking it.
- It sits in the system tray and therefore doesn't have to be a
minimized application on my taskbar.
- I can easily toggle back and forth between enabling/disabling it.
- The keypress that it simulates, Shift, is probably the least
intrusive.
- It's Freeware. (Free is always good.)
Of all the solutions offered (and thanks to everyone who did so) yours
was the best. Thanks!
Jay Somerset wrote:
> There is a little utility called Caffeine that will do this very
neatly for
> you. It sits in the system tray, and you can enable/disable it with
two
> mouse-clicks.
>
> You can download it from a variety of soureces -- search for
"caffeine.exe"
> on Google, or Yahoo.
>
>
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:32:36 -0600, John Hood <JohnHood@wi.rr.com>
wrote:
>
> > seabat wrote:
> >
> > >On 12 Jan 2005 09:03:39 -0800, tron9901@msn.com wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>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.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >
> > >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."
> > "No kidding."
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