Re: rdp screen saver

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From: "Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 22:36:17 -0700

Beware that any screensaver with animation will use unnecessary CPU cycles
and network bandwidth.
--
Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com

"me" <"c[r]asolorz" wrote:

> me wrote:
> > I am using the ms rdp ocx from C# to connect to XP pro and was wondering
> > if there is a way for us to enable the screen saver so that it runs on
> > the server and shows on the client side, right now all we get is a black
> > screen. I realize this is a bad idea probably, we are just trying to
> > test a few things.
>
> I quickly realized that they were displaying the blank screen saver so I
> replaced it with my own.
>
.

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