Hey,

I have a work laptop which does not allow me to stop the screensaver from coming up after not using it for 15 minutes. They took away admin previleges. I was thinking about writing a windows bash script which would move the mouse using the Mousekeys. Is there anyone who knows how to send number keys in bash script?

 

I definitely don't condone bypassing security controls your company put in place but:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151715

use this to create a looping numlock on/off script. it will have the effect you are looking for.

 

That seems a bit risky to add to Autoexec.bat or Config.sys. Is there anything easier that this?

 

ok try this one then:

place these two lines in a file and save it as numlock.vbs:
set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}"

place that in a looping batch script, ie:

@echo off
:loop
numlock.vbs
sleep 10
goto loop

 

:ibOPgetsfired:

 

Instead of a looping script, couldn't you just set a regular Windows scheduled task to run every 14 minutes with task duration of 23 hours 59 minutes? That would probably also give a greater degree of freedom as to what's actually run to keep the screen saver off.

 

Thanks...

 

Jumper, clearly your employer has determined that there is something on your laptop that is sensitive enough to warrant the protection.

Subverting this is a really bad idea in the event someone gains access because your machine was not locked...

What type of company do you work for and what type of info are they trying to protect on the laptop?

 

lol watch, this guy probably works at my company and I'm telling him how to circumvent the controls I put in place.

 

There's a million technical ways to make this happen. But you don't need a battleship to sink a rowboat. Reminds me of a complex solution that accomplished the same thing as turning off the light.

Open Notepad, or Word or hell, even a email. Take a small piece of paper and jam the "A" key, ( or any key for that matter ) so it just repeats. Then minimize the window.

Done.

Anyone can make the simple complex. The real brilliance is when you make the complex simple.

 

Yeah brilliant Shalooby. Maybe you should post that on http://thereifixedit.com/ lol

 

Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. I suggest using a concrete block instead of a piece of paper.

 

Hey, I can't help it if I got a few redneck genes running around. Comes in handy sometimes.

 

Hahaha that site is hilarious!

My favorite:



And the comment:
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^I didn't know people from Acurazine were posting on there as well