screen saver

[Guest Tim_S]

The screen saver time out in the registry if changed doesn't take effect

until the person log's off and back on again. I know this is normal by

design.

 

I would like to know if anyone has been able to find a workaround from

having to log-off and back on to the change stick.

 

For instance I open regedit and manually edit the key HKCU\control

panel\desktop key and edit the screensavetimeout setting to from 1 minute to

2 minutes and exit regedit. The screen saver will still engage at 1 minute

mark.

 

If I then use the desktop properties tool it still shows 1 minute. If I

just exit the desktop tool the tool resets the registry key back to 1 minute.

But, If I pick 2 min in the tool and then apply it takes effect immediately.

 

I would like to be able to set the value directly in the registry and have

the value take effect without having to use the desktop tool or log-off and

back on.

 

I set the time out setting using a batch file, and it works only if the user

logs off/on again not in the immediate session. I would like for this to be

transparent to the user.

 

I even tried running the following string to refresh the settings after I

import the registry screensavetimeout setting, but it fails to work for this.

 

RunDll32.exe USER32.DLL,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters ,1 ,True

 

Thanks if you know....