Avoiding screen saver timeout

[link|http://members.fortunecity.com/cdmadness/turniton.html|Turn It On] is a working link. I haven't tried it myself, but I've been looking for something like that for a while. (I use the Marqee screen saver to leave notes while I'm away from my desk, but I'd like a trivial way to change the text and activate it without clicking around so much.)

Actually, it seems impossible to find the executable anywhere, so it's still a dead link. :-(

MS also has [link|http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/liu1.mspx|this] tip for activating a screen saver of your choice with 2 clicks. Unfortunately, there's no simple way to access the properties to change the parameters with this method.

I guess I'll have to get off my butt and figure out how to poke at the registry with Python.

[edit:] [link|http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Screensaver-Tools/Marquee-Launcher.shtml|Marquee Launcher] does what I want. Why it requires 775 kB to do it is beyond me... It works pretty well.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #230,794 by broomberg 10/25/05 10:49:22 AM Reply	Avoiding screen saver timeout How? Mine is set via corporate to kick of in 10 minutes and require a password. Except I use it for my email only, glancing over as I code on Linux. Which means I have to type in my password MANY times a day to check email. Not allowed to forward to another account. Hate the web interface. Anyway to make it think I'm active and not trigger the screen saver?
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Post #230,803 by Silverlock 10/25/05 11:42:20 AM Reply	Play something in Windows Media Player When Windows media player is active, that is considered user activity and screensaver is not called. This can be blocked also but requires a specific Group Policy Object to be enabled. [link\|http://www.networksecurityarchive.org/html/NTBugtraq/2005-03/msg00003.html\|Link] ----------------------------------------- George W. Bush and his PNAC handlers sent the US into Iraq with lies. I find myself rethinking my opposition to the death penalty. --Donald Dean Richards Jr.
Post #230,819 by folkert 10/25/05 12:57:50 PM Reply	How about from google answers? [link\|http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=32779\|Seems to have a buncha solutions] that do still work. There is 2 that I believe will work for you, the VB snippet and/or the registry .reg merge. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #230,820 by Another Scott 10/25/05 1:03:47 PM Reply	Did that answer really cost him $49.95?!?
Post #230,821 by folkert 10/25/05 1:04:49 PM Reply	No... Only $49.50 -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #230,823 by Another Scott 10/25/05 1:21:18 PM 10/25/05 1:38:40 PM Reply	D'Oh. :-) Also, that answer has a busted link. [link\|http://members.fortunecity.com/cdmadness/turniton.html\|Turn It On] is a working link. I haven't tried it myself, but I've been looking for something like that for a while. (I use the Marqee screen saver to leave notes while I'm away from my desk, but I'd like a trivial way to change the text and activate it without clicking around so much.) Actually, it seems impossible to find the executable anywhere, so it's still a dead link. :-( MS also has [link\|http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/liu1.mspx\|this] tip for activating a screen saver of your choice with 2 clicks. Unfortunately, there's no simple way to access the properties to change the parameters with this method. I guess I'll have to get off my butt and figure out how to poke at the registry with Python. [edit:] [link\|http://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Screensaver-Tools/Marquee-Launcher.shtml\|Marquee Launcher] does what I want. Why it requires 775 kB to do it is beyond me... It works pretty well. Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott Oct. 25, 2005, 01:38:40 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #230,857 by folkert 10/25/05 2:48:16 PM Reply	Well, it is from 2002, or 3 centuries ago in Internet time. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.

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