Power saver shortcut?

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Mark Morrell

Hello!
I am trying to find a way to make a shortcut that will activate the monitor
power saver instead of waiting for it to time out.
I want to be able to click the shortcut and have the monitors go into power
saver mode immediately.

I found the one to lock the keyboard, but haven't had any luck on the
monitor power saver.

Any ideas?
Random thoughts?

Thanks
Mark
 
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Hello!
I am trying to find a way to make a shortcut that will activate the
monitor power saver instead of waiting for it to time out.
I want to be able to click the shortcut and have the monitors go into
power saver mode immediately.

I found the one to lock the keyboard, but haven't had any luck on the
monitor power saver.

Any ideas?
Random thoughts?

Thanks
Mark
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Using this:

NirCmd: Freeware Command-Line Tool:
http://nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

Then the appropriate shortcut pointed to "nircmd.exe monitor off" would turn
it off... Err... Turning it back on would require pushing the button I
*think?* I don't really know, never tried that.

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Fantastic!!
This is exactly what I was looking for.
I just made a batch file and now I can click it to turn off the monitors.
Just move the mouse or hit a key and they come back on.

Thanks a bunch!
Mark
 
You could also try a program such as SSSwitch which will let you instantly activate your screen saver or monitor power mode by
placing the cursor in a corner.
 
In Mark Morrell had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Fantastic!!
This is exactly what I was looking for.
I just made a batch file and now I can click it to turn off the
monitors. Just move the mouse or hit a key and they come back on.

Thanks a bunch!
Mark
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Ah so moving the mouse will wake it back up. That's what I wasn't sure about
as I'd never tried. Glad to have helped.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
 
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