How do I place a screen saver activation button on the quick launch bar?

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Phil Banks

I have Windows XP Professional. I had an activation
button for my screen saver on the quick launch bar. When
I installed Office 2003, the button disappeared. How do I
get it back?

Thanks in advance.

Phil
 
I'm asking how to make the shortcut. Someone did it for
me once: went to some folder and found an icon which when
clicked, activated the screensaver. I know I can Ctrl,
Alt, Delete and click Lock Computer and then the screen
saver will acivate when the alloted idle time elapses.
But, I'm looking for a way to activate the screen saver
with one click of the mouse.
 
Right-click on your Desktop and select:
New > Shortcut, then browse to the
C:\Windows\System32 folder. Chose
your desired screensaver, such as "sspipes.scr",
click next and finish.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I'm asking how to make the shortcut. Someone did it for
| me once: went to some folder and found an icon which when
| clicked, activated the screensaver. I know I can Ctrl,
| Alt, Delete and click Lock Computer and then the screen
| saver will acivate when the alloted idle time elapses.
| But, I'm looking for a way to activate the screen saver
| with one click of the mouse.
 
I was able to place the shortcut, thanks to your
suggestions. But now, activating the screensaver doesn't
appear to lock the computer. Is there another setting I
need to adjust? Or do I have to wait some ammount of time
for the computer lock feature to engage?
-----Original Message-----
Type in Start Run
System32

find it there.
Click to expand...
in message news:[email protected]...
 
No. You can't start a screensaver in NT based systems as a screensaver manually. It's just an ordinary program that draws pretty things when started manually.
 
Thanks David, I'll try that.

Phil
-----Original Message-----
Typing this will lock your station

rundll32 user32,LockWorkStation
Click to expand...
a screensaver manually. It's just an ordinary program that
draws pretty things when started manually.
 
C:\Windows\System32
Click to expand...

This works fine for simply getting the screen saver to start. How do I get
this to work so security kicks in? Office used to provide a program on it's
own quick launch toolbar that could be dragged to the desktop to do this.
The screen saver started with screen saver locking in place. Isn't there a
program to do this?

Pete
 
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