Set screen saver from command line?

[Daniel Rudy]

Is there a way to set the screen saver from the command line? A
registery hack maybe?

 

[David Candy]

No. There is more to a screensaver than a program. If you dbl click the screensaver you can use it as a normal program (it will draw pretty things).

In 9x Screensavers were just programs that told windows not to let the user press Ctrl + Alt + Delete. In XP it's more of a switch user then run program situation.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Is there a way to set the screen saver from the command line?
A registery hack maybe?

Hi

The screen saver to be used is defined in the registry value
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE

From the command line you can use e.g. reg.exe to set this value.

 

[Daniel Rudy]

Hi

The screen saver to be used is defined in the registry value
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE

From the command line you can use e.g. reg.exe to set this value.


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Ah, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks.