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- This program is a Microsoft Windows Screen Blanker Utility, version 2.15
- written by Harry C. Snyder.
-
- ******************************!! IMPORTANT !!*******************************
- The About box will give you information on how to register this program for
- $5 and get the password to eliminate the About Box screen each time the
- program is run. If you use this program, PLEASE register in order to
- support more shareware products.
-
- Source code on disk is also available for a small fee of $40 (which includes
- the registration fee).
-
- Unlimited user network licenses are available for $100.00 per server.
-
- Custom modifications are available. Call (619) 470-0456 for more information.
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- Version 2.15 will blank the screen if a DOS program is iconized and active
- but won't blank the screen if a DOS program takes up the full screen. For
- some reason when the DOS program is full screen, IsIconized() returns TRUE
- for the Active Window. This causes the program to blank which is undesirable.
-
- Version 2.13 will not blank the screen if a DOS program is iconized and
- active. The menus were changed to be more standard with "..." after each
- item that needs more information.
-
- Version 2.12 will not blank the screen if a DOS program is active.
-
- Version 2.11 strengthens the password locking function. Previous versions
- had a bug where a user could <ALT><ESC> out of the password dialog box.
- A smarter password encryption algorithm is now being used.
-
- Version 2.1 contains a new function, AutoLoad for automatically configuring
- Windows (through the WIN.INI file) so the screen blanker will automatically
- load itself each time you run Windows.
- A bug was found and fixed that caused the timer delay to be off when initially
- loading the program.
-
- Version 2.03 contains a lot of additional features (over 1.x)
- for customizing the screen blanker.
-
- ***************************** EASY INSTALLATION ***************************
- 1) Copy the files HSCRBLNK.EXE and HSCRLIB.DLL into your Windows Directory.
- 2) Run Windows
- 3) Through the Windows File Manager, MSDOS.EXE or however else you run
- Windows applications, run the program HSCRBLNK.EXE.
- 4) Select AutoLoad in the Blanker Menu to configure Windows so that Harry's
- Screen Blanker will automatically load each time you run Windows.
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- In the Blanker menu, under the "Set Delay" menu item, you can
- set a time delay from .10 to 10.00 minutes. The default is 4 minutes.
- After you set the delay, MINIMIZE the Screen Blanker and your screen
- will blank after the specifed time of keyboard and mouse inactivity.
-
- After the specified time of inactivity, the program appears. Pressing any key
- or mouse button will minimize the program.
-
- Selecting the "Blank Now" menu item will run the progam just as if it
- had timed out.
-
- Passwords can be set so that when a key or mouse button is pressed when
- the screen blanker is running, the user must type in a password in order
- for the screen blanker to stop. If the user types in the wrong password
- a notification dialog box appears and the screen blanker continues running.
-
- The Password menu item allows you to set your own password and enable
- password checking. Initially, your password is blank or empty. Passwords
- are scrambled and placed in your win.ini file. If you ever forget your
- password, you will have to reboot your computer, edit your win.ini file, and
- delete the line "password=xxxx" under the heading "[Harry's Screen Blanker]".
-
- The Options menu item allows you to configure the "look" of your screen
- blanker. The number of lines can be set between 1 and 999.
-
- To set the color order, select a color to change from the list box,
- then press the button corresponding to the new color desired.
-
- The RANDOM Blanker Type causes the screen blanker to randomly choose one of
- the other blanker types each time it is run.
-
- Other parameters should be experimented with for a wide variety of effects.
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