We had the same situation, so I created a new OU and put a 1 hour screen saver lock out using GPOs. This seems long enough and I can move people in and out as needed.
-----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Prevent Screen Saver in PowerPoint I'm leaning in that direction, but it would be easier on my users if they could use their regular accounts. Windows Media Player disables the screen saver when playing DVDs so that it doesn't pop up in the middle of a movie. So it seems to me that a mechanism exists to do this. It's just a matter of getting PowerPoint to behave the same way... -----Original Message----- From: Mike Gill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Prevent Screen Saver in PowerPoint I created a special user account for using PP that has no screensaver timeout or lock. It's also locked down from using network resources since the computer could be left and an untrusted person could then sit down at it. -- Mike Gill -----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Prevent Screen Saver in PowerPoint An Earth-shattering suggestion. Truly. ;-) Mea culpa for not specifying that users can't change their screen saver settings because Group Policy locks that down per requirements from the Auditor General's office. -----Original Message----- From: Andy Shook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Prevent Screen Saver in PowerPoint Temporarily change your screen saver time delay via the control panel. Shook -----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Prevent Screen Saver in PowerPoint Does anyone have a trick for preventing the screen saver from kicking in during a PowerPoint presentation? It seems like this should be possible in theory, since other apps (Media Player comes to mind) can block the screen saver... John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
