hannable80
Technical User
Hi i was wondering is this possible or will it be messy to do
What i want is to write a scipt to travel across a AD domain and turn off screen save or set it to none but keep the password protection on after 5 minutes.
I have found some info:
Remotely Monitoring, Controlling, and Setting Windows XP Screen Savers
PCs that are configured via Active Directory Group Policy to automatically lock their screens after 5 minutes of inactivity aren’t doing that. In the process, I’ve started writing some scripts to gather data during off-hours times (e.g., 2am when few people should be working) to see whose machines aren’t locked and capture information about system resources, running processes, and the like. Not enough data is available yet to reach any conclusions, but I have run into a few interesting tidbits that might be of use to other Windows administrators and support personnel. I’ve decided to compile those tidbits here so that you’ll be able to make use of them in your own environment if you so choose.
The Registry Keys Governing Screen Saver Activity (Windows XP)
The key that determines if a screen saver is password protected is:
HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaverIsSecure
This key has a value of 0 if it’s not password protected, and 1 if it is.
What i would really like to do is to get a script to do this. I am fairly new to this. But i know how to connect to the AD and run through the computers.... What i need is the code to kill the Screen saver option.
Cheers
Hanna
What i want is to write a scipt to travel across a AD domain and turn off screen save or set it to none but keep the password protection on after 5 minutes.
I have found some info:
Remotely Monitoring, Controlling, and Setting Windows XP Screen Savers
PCs that are configured via Active Directory Group Policy to automatically lock their screens after 5 minutes of inactivity aren’t doing that. In the process, I’ve started writing some scripts to gather data during off-hours times (e.g., 2am when few people should be working) to see whose machines aren’t locked and capture information about system resources, running processes, and the like. Not enough data is available yet to reach any conclusions, but I have run into a few interesting tidbits that might be of use to other Windows administrators and support personnel. I’ve decided to compile those tidbits here so that you’ll be able to make use of them in your own environment if you so choose.
The Registry Keys Governing Screen Saver Activity (Windows XP)
The key that determines if a screen saver is password protected is:
HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaverIsSecure
This key has a value of 0 if it’s not password protected, and 1 if it is.
What i would really like to do is to get a script to do this. I am fairly new to this. But i know how to connect to the AD and run through the computers.... What i need is the code to kill the Screen saver option.
Cheers
Hanna
