Default screen saver settings

[Kev]

Obviously each user can set his/her own screen saver and power options
settings, but I would like to alter the default settings if possible.
Hopefully, I can prevent the monitor from shutting down when nobody is
logged in. Is this possible?

Kev

 

[Wesley Vogel]

HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/regentry/34635.asp?frame=true
and
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE

XP Pro?

Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
Navigate to...

Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
Screen Saver executable name

[[If you enable this setting, the system displays the specified screen saver
on the user's desktop. Also, this setting disables the drop-down list of
screen savers on the Screen Saver tab in Display in Control Panel,
preventing users from changing the screen saver.]]

More info...
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=436

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Kev]

XP Pro?

Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
Navigate to...

Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
Screen Saver executable name

[[If you enable this setting, the system displays the specified screen
saver
on the user's desktop. Also, this setting disables the drop-down list of
screen savers on the Screen Saver tab in Display in Control Panel,
preventing users from changing the screen saver.]]

Thanks. That's useful. It's not quite what I want though. I am not trying
to disable screen savers or to stop users from altering their own settings.
But I would like to change the default time to 60m rather than 10m. I would
also like to disable the power saving feature that turns off the monitor.

XP Pro.

Kev

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Do you mean the Logon Screen Saver?

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ScreenSaveTimeOut
Value Data: Listed in seconds, i.e. 3600 would be 60 minutes.

I have no idea what the upper limit is.

I would also like to disable the power saving feature that turns
off the monitor.

When and for who?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

XP Pro?

Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
Navigate to...

Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
Screen Saver executable name

[[If you enable this setting, the system displays the specified screen
saver
on the user's desktop. Also, this setting disables the drop-down list of
screen savers on the Screen Saver tab in Display in Control Panel,
preventing users from changing the screen saver.]]

Thanks. That's useful. It's not quite what I want though. I am not
trying to disable screen savers or to stop users from altering their own
settings. But I would like to change the default time to 60m rather than
10m. I would also like to disable the power saving feature that turns
off the monitor.

XP Pro.

Kev

 

[Kev]

Do you mean the Logon Screen Saver?

Yes

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ScreenSaveTimeOut
Value Data: Listed in seconds, i.e. 3600 would be 60 minutes.

Thanks. That did the trick.

When and for who?

The Logon Screen. I've sorted it now, using the same method as above.
Cheers.

Kev