Increase screen saver grace period?

y2ken

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I want to adjust the grace period between appearance of a password-protected screen saver and acceptance of password. So that if the password protected screen saver comes on I can just wiggle the mouse within a few seconds rather than enter a password.

Here's the registry tweak I used that works for Vista but apparently not for Win7

Tweak Library ? Increase the screen saver grace period.

Is there a reg tweak or freeware program for Win7 that will do the same?
 

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Hi y2ken,

Check out this thread on Microsoft Answers, there may be a solution for you: Wanted: How To Set Screen Saver Grace Period in Windows 7

NOTE: Registry modifications can be harmful to your computer if not done properly. Please back up the registry itself, and any important data you wouldn't want to lose, before performing a registry edit.

Let me know what you come up with :)

Cheers,

Walker
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Thanks for researching it for me but I did already find that post and tried the registry tweak but it didn't work for me. As one person suggested on that thread, it could be that I am using a customized screen saver and log-on screen that I created using the "Tweaks Log-On Changer".
I really like my customized screen saver and log-on screens but I may temporarily disable them just to see if it makes a difference. Thanks again for your time.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64Intel Core 2 Quad 95504 Gigs Mushkin Enhanced Redline PC28000 / DDR...Radeon HD3870
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Self Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550
Motherboard
Asus P5B
Memory
4 Gigs Mushkin Enhanced Redline PC28000 / DDR2 1000
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD3870
Monitor(s) Displays
Westinghouse 25.5 LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
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HHD #1 Seagate 500G
HHD #2 Western Digital 500G
HHD #3 Western Digtial 500G
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OCZ 750W xTreme Gamer
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Sure, sorry to hear it didn't work. Let us know if disabling your custom screensaver/logons helps at all.

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows X...AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Qu...4.00 GB *** 4.00 GBATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dm3 (netbook) *** 27" iMac (Dual-Boot)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
CPU
AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Quad Core 2.8GHz
Memory
4.00 GB *** 4.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4850, 1GB
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio *** ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron W2053TX
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 (monitor), 1266 x 768 (laptop) *** 2560 x 1440
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300 GB SATA (internal), 500 GB HP SimpleSave (external) *** 1 TB SATA (internal), 160 GB LaCie (external)
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