Just noticed that although locking the PC as described in earlier message
displays photos, when I activate PC I am not prompted for my password!
"Chris Mitchell" <chris.a.mitchell@NOSPAMbtinternet.com> wrote in message
news:OjnfKKTvHHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Mark.
>
> I'm sure what you suggest will work, but it's beyond my experience, I've
> never knowingly dealt with vbs files and wouldn't know where to start.
>
> However on my desktop I have an icon to lock the workstation, the
> properties of which are:
>
> %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
>
> If I activate this I get the logon screen,which after a while times out to
> show my photos.
>
> I have found 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\ssmypics.scr' which launches my
> pictures.
>
> Is there anyway I can add to the properties of my existing icon to make
> the pictures run immediately, rather than wait for the timeout?
>
> Is this vbs without my knowing?
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:1EF0C8B1-F9AC-4103-8568-345347A7096C@microsoft.com...
>> All the pictures available to the "My Pictures Screensaver" screen saver
>> app
>> must be renamed to alpha-numeric order as you prefer.(see control panel,
>> display, screensaver tab) Set the windows screen saver to it. (see option
>> for
>> password) Apply.
>>
>> Create a shortcut to this vbs file.
>> --show.vbs--
>> set shell=createobject("wscript.shell")
>> ' WScript.Sleep 30000
>> shell.run "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,1"
>> WScript.Sleep 1000
>> shell.sendkeys "{TAB}"
>> WScript.Sleep 100
>> shell.sendkeys "{TAB}"
>> WScript.Sleep 100
>> shell.sendkeys "{ENTER}"
>> --end file--
>>
>> The obvious next question is answered by running this file:
>> --where.vbs--
>> Const MY_PICTURES = &H27&
>> Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
>> Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(MY_PICTURES)
>> Set objFolderItem = objFolder.Self
>> Wscript.Echo objFolderItem.Name & ": " & objFolderItem.Path
>> --end file--
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>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>>
>>
>> "Chris Mitchell" wrote:
>>
>>> But I want one.
>>> "Hertz_Donut" <somewhere@outthere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:9fednTT0TIVPJxXbnZ2dnUVZ_uygnZ2d@hawaiiantel.net...
>>> >
>>> > "Chris Mitchell" <chris.a.mitchell@NOSPAMbtinternet.com> wrote in
>>> > message
>>> > news:eR6tILIvHHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> >> Following advice received via this NG I have set up an icon on the
>>> >> desktop to run a ScreenSaver that displays the photos in a
>>> >> directory.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> How can I specify the order in which the photos are displayed?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> When the slideshow is interrupted I want the user to be prompted for
>>> >> their password to prevent others from accessing the machine, since it
>>> >> will be running in a public environment. How can I do this?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > With modern monitors, screen savers are completely unnecessary.
>>> >
>>> > Honu
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
