Re: Wantto: Lock Computer then execute command (load a black screen)

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Krystian wrote:
Hello,

Is there a way to, once you lock your computer in Windows[1] to have a black screen show up immediately, or have the screensaver immediately run?

The only method to this currently seems to be by reducing the length until the screensaver kicks in to 1 minute... but that was a nuissance for when I was actually using the computer.



I found that there is a way to get Utility programs to run once your computer is locked [2], but I couldn't locate information on how to configure this for user defined programs.

I know other OSs, like Gnome, permit this feature. [3]


Thanks,
Krystian.

[3] http://www.gnome.org/learn/users-guide/2.0/ch03s02.html
[2] http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/accessmgr_autostart_lock_desktop.mspx
[1] XP (or whatever version of Windows)



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