How to Activate the Screen Saver During Logon
ID: Q99590
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You can force the Windows NT screen saver to start during logon if no
user logs on immediately. To do this, you need to modify the Registry
by following these steps:
- Start Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE) and select the HKEY_USERS
subtree.
- Go to the following subkey:
\DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
- From the parameter list, select ScreenSaveActive.
- From the Edit menu, choose String.
- In the String field, change the value from 0 to 1 and choose OK.
- From the parameter list, select SCRNSAVE.EXE.
- From the Edit menu, choose String.
- Enter the filename of the screen saver you want to use. For
example: SSMYST.SCR, SCRNSAVE.SCR, SSBEZIER.SCR, SSMARQUE.SCR, or
SSTARS.SCR.
- Similarly, edit the String field for the ScreenSaveTimeOut
parameter, and enter the time (in seconds) you want the screen
saver to wait before activating.
After you complete these changes and shut down Windows NT, the screen
saver should activate if a user fails to log on within the time
specified by ScreenSaveTimeOut.
Additional query words:
prodnt
Keywords : kbenv
Version : winnt:3.1
Platform : winnt
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