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HARRY's SCREEN BLANKER, VERSION 3.01
This program is a Microsoft Windows Screen Blanker Utility
written by Harry C. Snyder.
This program is SHAREWARE. You may evaluate this program for free for
30 days. If you use it, please be honest and REGISTER it by following
the directions below.
Thanks to everyone around the world who registered previous versions of
Harry's Screen Blanker and sent in suggestions for improvements. A lot
of improvements/features in this version are due to your suggestions.
******************************!! IMPORTANT !!*******************************
The About box will give you information on how to register this program for
$10 and get the password to eliminate the About Box screen each time the
program runs. You will also receive a small document describing in more
detail how to use 'Harry's Screen Blanker'.
A NEW feature has been added to assist in registering. In the Blanker
menu, choose the Register item to display a registration form. This form
can be filled in and a registration request letter can be printed.
This form can also be accessed by pressing the Register button in the
About box.
If you use this program, PLEASE register in order to support more
shareware products and improvements to this one.
Single computer registration: $10.00
Unlimited user network license: $175.00
*************************** UPGRADE INFORMATION **************************
Due to the major improvements and time spent on version 3.0,
I must charge a small upgrade fee to justify future improvements.
This is the first upgrade charged for Harry's Screen Blanker since it was
created in 1990 for Windows 2.1.
Current registered users: $5.00 upgrade fee
Current registered network licenses: $75.00 upgrade fee
Custom modifications are available. Write for more information.
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NOTE: I have moved from San Diego, CA to the Seattle, Washington area:
SEND ALL REGISTRATION FEES AND INQUIRIES TO:
Harry C. Snyder
3010 230th Lane S.E. #W-205
Issaquah, WA 98027
***************************** 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.
NOTE: In order for the screen blanker to activate, it must be minimized
on your Windows desktop. To minimize the screen blanker, go to the System
Menu and select Minimize.
When Harry's Screen Blanker is started, it automatically goes to a
Minimized state.
PREVIOUS USERS: Options are no longer stored in your WIN.INI file.
A new file HARRY.INI is created that contains your encrypted password
and other screen blanker options.
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Blanker Menu
Blanker/Blank Now - activates the screen blanker immediately.
Blanker/Choose Blanker -
Harry's Screen Blanker currently contains 5 blanker types. Select one
from the Choose Blanker item in the Blanker menu. They are:
Original Flavor: The original Harry's Screen Blanker line display.
Message: Allows you to type any message that will be displayed during
blanking.
I'll Be Back: Displays a countdown of minutes during blanking. You set
the number of minutes. Can be used when you leave your computer to notify
others when you will return.
SpotLight: Blanks the screen and a spotlight shines on the screen showing
what was underneath before blanking.
Scroller Coaster: Scrolls your entire screen horizontally or vertically.
Blanker/Register - Assists in registering Harry's Screen Blanker by
allowing you to fill in pertinent information, calculating your total,
and printing a letter to send to me.
Blanker/Exit - Quits Harry's Screen Blanker. There is no reason to ever use
this command.
Blanker/About - Gives you version/registration information for Harry's
Screen Blanker.
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Double clicking with the Left mouse button anywhere in the screen blanker
window will activate the Choose Blanker dialog box.
Double clicking with the Right mouse button will activate the Display Options
dialog box.
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Options Menu
Options/Display -
Gives you specific display options for your selected blanker.
Options/Blanking -
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.
Pressing any key or mouse button will unblank the screen and minimize the program.
You can also specify whether you want the Quick Blanking option to be
in effect. Quick Blanking allows you to put your mouse cursor in the upper
left corner of the screen to activate the screen blanker.
Options/Password -
Passwords can be set so the user must type in a password in order for the
screen blanker to unblank the screen. 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 empty. Passwords
are scrambled and placed in your harry.ini file. If you ever forget your
password, you will have to reboot your computer, edit your HARRY.INI file, and
delete the line "password=xxxx" under the heading "[Harry's Screen Blanker]".
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VERSION INFORMATION
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version 3.0 - Adds four new screen blankers (Message, SpotLight,
I'll Be Back, and Scroller Coaster). Allows quick-blanking when mouse is
in upper left corner. Complete redesign of internals for quick development
of new screen blanker types. New support for a private INI file
(HARRY.INI). This file will reside in your windows directory.
Disables old password box when there was no old password.
Tells you how many times someone tried to enter in a password to unblank
the screen. Allows ESC key to work in dialog boxes.
Allows blanking from the System Menu.
Allows activating 'I'll Be Back' from the System menu.
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.
Version 1.0 Harry's Screen Blanker for Windows 2.1 is released 3/3/90.