Installation:

• Copy to your Windows\System32 folder
• Install VB6 runtimes if needed

Usage:

• Select LockSaver in the screensaver selection box and select the timeout

What happens:

• Your system will be locked using LockWorkstation() (rendering the nice login box)
• Your monitor will power off instantly -- i.e. no waiting for the power management to shut it down

For people like me who wants the monitor to power down, the G15 display to go blank (like it does when the workstation is locked, however, with "ask for password" checked it will lock the system when the screensaver is *exited*), and when you get back just hit a key or move the mouse and you get the login box (and log in by pressing your finger against the fingerprint scanner).

Enjoy

Download: http://www.lostinthebox.com/download.php?id=1570

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cool

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works good

doesn't works

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What OS? It works on XP SP1 and it uses Windows internal power management. Could you give some more details on your system?

System: Cebop HEL 800 Notebook, OS: WinXP Pro SP2

Have you let the screensaver enable due to timeout or just used "example"? Clicking "example" will prevent the powersave mode since you move your mouse as you click the button

No ... I selected timeout (1 Min) and waited for the saver - it starts correctly and the login screen shows up, but no display power off.

Weird. It works here. I've got no idea why it would fail on your system to be honest. Might have got something to do with your power saving policy or something. Can anyone else confirm if this works or not?

Tried it on my Desktop system (Windows XP SP2) as well as my laptop (also Windows XP SP2).

The power saving doesn't seem to work on either one. I tried a few different power saving profiles (Dektop, Laptop, Max Battery, Minimal Power Management) and it doesn't seem to work on any one of them.

Ok, this works for both me and Mini-Man:



Compiles in GCC:

The new one works on my desktop now. Laptop's battery is dead and the charger is screwy so I'll check there later.

Seems fixed though

Ah, cool Problem was with where I sent the message. Interesting that it worked on SP1 but not on SP2

I added resource data and a makefile to the c++ version for those of you that want to play around with it. You can grab that at http://www.noccy.com/dev/ The version posted here in this thread is the VB6 version, which is also the one that will possibly be developed further (options dialog anyone?)

yeah now it works

Brilliant Thanks to mini who helped me find the solution here

Trying to figure out what this does that display properties<monitor power (power)>power schemes (turn off monitor after x amount of minutes) doesn't all ready do? Am I missing something. I actually think I read something some where awhile back where you can use some program to do something like winkey+shift+hotkey of choice to force your monitor into power savings off mode automatically some how as well which having that as a easily configurable bb plugin I could see being handy and useful not that it's hard to just turn your monitor off when you leave the desk anyway.

I think the neater screen savers I've ever come across is probably the JKDefrag/MyDefrag screen saver which will defragment your HD whenever the screen saver normally turns on.