How to bypass screensaver and lockup?

[Guest]

My organisation's security policy dictates that Windows (XP) screensaver is
activated with password protection every 10 minutes. I do not have authority
to change the display settings (in fact no access to the control panel).
This is very disruptive when I'm doing presentations, not always on
Powerpoint, but also on other applications. When I'm busy reading off the
screen, the screensaver activates and locks, and I have to walk to the
computer and type in my password to continue.

Is there a way to bypass this during a presentation? Like set up a utility
that automatically moves the cursor to a different spot on the screen?

Any other ideas please?

 

[Malke]

My organisation's security policy dictates that Windows (XP)
screensaver is
activated with password protection every 10 minutes. I do not have
authority to change the display settings (in fact no access to the
control panel). This is very disruptive when I'm doing presentations,
not always on
Powerpoint, but also on other applications. When I'm busy reading off
the screen, the screensaver activates and locks, and I have to walk to
the computer and type in my password to continue.

Is there a way to bypass this during a presentation? Like set up a
utility that automatically moves the cursor to a different spot on the
screen?

Any other ideas please?

Talk to your IT Dept. to make changes in the screensaver activation
time.

Malke

 

[Larry Samuels]

I'll second Malke's advice. Trying to bypass their security settings on your
own could be considered grounds for termination.

"Malke" <notreally@inval
--
Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzoneid.invalid> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Malke'
| Talk to your IT Dept. to make changes in the screensaver activation
| time.
_____

The original poster should also remind the IT Department that computers are
made for people to use, not the other way around. Back when 32 KBytes with
a 4 microsecond cycle time was a lot of memory, there was some justification
to making people fit the computer (what with that a computer hour costing 30
times a person hour!) Now the reverse is true. Figure the cost of the time
lost every time the screen saver lock comes up during a presentation; the
presenter's time plus that of the audience.)

Phil Weldon

| Puzzled wrote:
|
| > My organisation's security policy dictates that Windows (XP)
| > screensaver is
| > activated with password protection every 10 minutes. I do not have
| > authority to change the display settings (in fact no access to the
| > control panel). This is very disruptive when I'm doing presentations,
| > not always on
| > Powerpoint, but also on other applications. When I'm busy reading off
| > the screen, the screensaver activates and locks, and I have to walk to
| > the computer and type in my password to continue.
| >
| > Is there a way to bypass this during a presentation? Like set up a
| > utility that automatically moves the cursor to a different spot on the
| > screen?
| >
| > Any other ideas please?
|
| Talk to your IT Dept. to make changes in the screensaver activation
| time.
|
| Malke
| --
| Elephant Boy Computers
| www.elephantboycomputers.com
| "Don't Panic!"
| MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User