How can I configure a screen saver using a System Policy?
March 16, 1999
A. Its possible to write your own .adm file (which is what SystemPolicy Editor uses) to create a more flexible Screen Saver policy.
Enter the text below into a text file and save it as Scrsave.adm in the%systemroot%Inf folder
CLASS USER
CATEGORY !!Screen_Saver_Policy
POLICY !!Screen_Saver
KEYNAME "Control PanelDesktop"
PART !!Screen_Saver_Location
EDITTEXT DEFAULT !!DEF_SCREEN_SAVER
VALUENAME SCRNSAVE.EXE
END PART
END POLICY
POLICY !!ENABLE_SCREEN_SAVER
KEYNAME "Control PanelDesktop"
VALUENAME ScreenSaveActive
VALUEON "1" VALUEOFF "0"
END POLICY
POLICY !!ENABLE_Password
KEYNAME "Control PanelDesktop"
VALUENAME ScreenSaverIsSecure
VALUEON "1" VALUEOFF "0"
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
[strings]
Screen_Saver_Policy="Screen Saver Policies"
Screen_Saver="Screen Saver"
ENABLE_SCREEN_SAVER="Enable Screen Saver"
Screen_Saver_Location="Enter the location of the Screen Saver"
DEF_Screen_Saver="%SYSTEMROOT%system32logon.scr"
ENABLE_Password=Enable Password
Click here to download this in a file.Open System Policy Editor and click Options and then click Policy Template.
Add Scrsave.adm to the list of template files. If Add is not an option thenyou must already have a policy open so close from the File menu.
The additional options will show under any user or group in the policy,with a label of "Screen Saver Policies."
You would then save this policy as per normal.
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