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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?

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    "Chris Mitchell" <chris.a.mitchell@NOSPAMbtinternet.com> wrote in message

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    > 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

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    But I want one.

    "Hertz_Donut" <somewhere@outthere.com> wrote in message

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    >

    > "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

    >

    >

    >

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    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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    "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

    > >

    > >

    > >

    >

    >

    >

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    On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:43:57 -1000, "Hertz_Donut"

    <somewhere@outthere.com> wrote:

    > With modern monitors, screen savers are completely unnecessary.

     

     

     

    They are unnecessary with regard to "saving" the screen, but a common,

    and often valuable use, especially in an office environment, is

    keeping a casual passer-by from seeing what you have been doing on the

    computer.

     

    --

    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

    Please Reply to the Newsgroup

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    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--

    > --

    > Was this post helpful to you? Then click the "Yes" button, below.

    > Voting helps others who use the web interface.

    > 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

    >> >

    >> >

    >> >

    >>

    >>

    >>

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    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--

    >> --

    >> Was this post helpful to you? Then click the "Yes" button, below.

    >> Voting helps others who use the web interface.

    >> 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

    >>> >

    >>> >

    >>> >

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >

    >

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