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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.