Re: Command or setting to force monitor on?

You could issue some keystrokes with a .vbs program. The
code below, when invoked, will do this:
- Pause for 20 seconds
- Invoke the Task Scheduler
- Pause for 10 seconds
- Send the keystrokes Alt+F4 to close the Task Manager

You should copy the lines below into c:\Windows\Keystrokes.vbs,
then insert this command into your wakeup script:
cscript c:\Windows\Keystrokes.vbs

Set WsShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Sleep(20000)
WsShell.Run("TaskMgr.exe")
WScript.Sleep(10000)
WsShell.sendkeys("%{F4}")


"Harko" <Harko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Pegasus.

I set up a .cmd file to run the ping command you suggested and then tested
it by setting it to run a minute after the IE start task.

But the monitor still stayed off past the time I set the ping cmd file to
run until I jiggled the mouse; I just caught sight of the the command line
window as it finished the ping sequence and closed.

Any other ideas?

Cheers,
Harko

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:


"Harko" <Harko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have two scheduled tasks: One to have wizmo force the computer to
standby
at 10 pm, the other to start Internet Explorer at 6:15 am to wake the
computer from standby.

Both tasks work fine, but upon wakeup, the monitor doesn't turn on. I
have
to move the mouse to wake up the monitor.

This isn't really a problem at all obviously as I have to move the
mouse
anyway; more of a discussion point/loose end to tie up:

Is there something to run at the command line to force the monitor to
turn
on? That way I could put the IE startup and the monitor wakeup command
in
a
batch file and run that instead at 6:15. If not, is there some setting
somewhere that will ensure the monitor wakes up when the computer does?

Thanks!

I would try launching an application after the wakeup, e.g. this command.
It will run for some 30 seconds.
ping.exe localhost -n 30





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