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spielma
#1 / 6

VB -> GURU WANTED

Hi

How can we changed or init programatically (when none) the screensaver
file name without rebooting the pc.
Can we give me an example. I think with SystemParametersInfo it'not
possible to set the file for the screen saver!!

Thanks

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:23:01 GMT

J Fren
#2 / 6

VB -> GURU WANTED

Maybe, just maybe, this will help :-

WM_SYSCOMMAND

SC_SCREENSAVE Executes the screen saver application specified in the
[boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.

Quote:

>Hi

>Visual basic 6 Question

>How can we changed or init programatically (when none) the screensaver
>file name without rebooting the pc.
>Can we give me an example. I think with SystemParametersInfo it'not
>possible to set the file for the screen saver!!

>Thanks

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:26:30 GMT

spielma
#3 / 6

VB -> GURU WANTED

Quote:

> Maybe, just maybe, this will help :-

> WM_SYSCOMMAND

> SC_SCREENSAVE Executes the screen saver application specified in the
> [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.

> >Hi

> >Visual basic 6 Question

> >How can we changed or init programatically (when none) the screensaver
> >file name without rebooting the pc.
> >Can we give me an example. I think with SystemParametersInfo it'not
> >possible to set the file for the screen saver!!

> >Thanks

In my win 2k there is not a [boot] section that my problem but thx

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:59:56 GMT

Randy Birc
#4 / 6

VB -> GURU WANTED

Look for a demo at www.codehound.com/vb/ that shows how to call
SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE. In general, the call is

Call SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, _
1&, _
0&, _
SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE )

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Randy Birch
MVP Visual Basic
http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.

# Hi
#
# Visual basic 6 Question
#
# How can we changed or init programatically (when none) the screensaver
# file name without rebooting the pc.
# Can we give me an example. I think with SystemParametersInfo it'not
# possible to set the file for the screen saver!!
#
# Thanks

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:20:15 GMT

spielma
#5 / 6

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Quote:

> Look for a demo at www.codehound.com/vb/ that shows how to call
> SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE. In general, the call is

> Call SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, _
> 1&, _
> 0&, _
> SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE )

> --

> Randy Birch
> MVP Visual Basic
> http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
> Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.

> # Hi
> #
> # Visual basic 6 Question
> #
> # How can we changed or init programatically (when none) the screensaver
> # file name without rebooting the pc.
> # Can we give me an example. I think with SystemParametersInfo it'not
> # possible to set the file for the screen saver!!
> #
> # Thanks

I's don't work because if the screensaver is not init so none no one
where activeted. So we must set the file name for the screensaver that

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:09:20 GMT

J Fren
#6 / 6

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Quote:

>In my win 2k there is not a [boot] section that my problem but thx

I suggest that you install a screen saver with a known name, and then
have a poke around in the registry and the main INI files looking for
that name.

... but perhaps you have already done that ...

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:33:01 GMT