Re: Command or setting to force monitor on?

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"Harko" <Harko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2E0E6B2B-FEEA-4368-BB7B-6344499225D9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
One person over at the Bleeping Computer forums is speculating that physical
movement of the mouse or keyboard to wake the monitor might be required by
design:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic163646.html

If that's the case, then there really is a non-solution to a non-problem,
though I'd be geeked if we did find a way to make this work. :o)

"Harko" wrote:

Shoot, I noted the cscript at first but it got lost in my file-editing. Sorry.

I edited the batch file:

cscript: c:\Windows\Keystrokes.vbs
cmd

But the same symptoms as without cscript, monitor not waking up, when I wake
the computer from standby.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> The command
> c:\Windows\Keystrokes.vbs
> won't run properly unless you have taken certain precautions. You
> should run it the way I suggested:
> cscript c:\Windows\Keystrokes.vbs
>
>
> "Harko" <Harko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:82F11BD5-E79E-4A74-958F-B9F126BDB16A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Feels like we're on the right track but not quite there. I created > > the
> > script
> > file and tested it okay, Task Manager opened and then closed ten > > seconds
> > later.
> >
> > I set up a batch file containing the commands to first start IE, then > > run
> > the keystrokes script. That didn't work because IE wanted my input > > (no
> > internet connection due to just coming out of standby) before the > > batch
> > file
> > could move to the keystrokes command.
> >
> > So I changed the batch file to just this:
> >
> > c:\Windows\Keystrokes.vbs
> > cmd
> >
> > so that the command window wouldn't close right away and I could see > > how
> > far
> > the batch file got.
> >
> > Still no luck; the script runs, but the keystrokes issued in the > > script
> > weren't enough to send output to the monitor and the screen stayed > > dark
> > even
> > though the batch file showed complete when I jiggled the mouse to > > turn on
> > the
> > screen.
> >
> > This is kinda fun, trying to track down a solution that doesn't > > really
> > have
> > a problem. :o)
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >> news:EA809476-1675-4B11-A3AD-3A395573926C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > 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
> >> >> news:CAB536A5-FD15-4109-91B2-48D5C1C2EC77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > 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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