Trying to make .BAT to start screensaver and lock screen Win 7 pro 64

[voiceartistusa]

I am trying to make a shortcut to lock my screen and invoke the screensaver with one batch file.

I came up with this:

@echo off
rem ScreenSaver
cd %windir%\
start WLXPGSS.SCR
rem LOCK
cd %windir%\system32
start rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
exit

With this batch file, the screen locks (need to put in my password) but the screen saver doesn't start.
Upon entering my password, I see the settings for that particular screensaver were called for not the actual screensaver.

However, when I run C:\Windows\WLXPGSS.SCR the screensaver plays but doesn't "Show welcome screen" and password prompt as selected in the screen saver properties.

I want to click one batch file to lock the screen and play that screensaver only.

That screensaver, by the way, seems it's only part of "Windows Live Setup" which needs to be downloaded from here ...possibly not on all Windows 7 computers.
File Name: wlsetup-web.exe

Here is what is included with Windows Live Setup...you can choose only what you want at install time.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Parman]

I'm guessing it is running the screensaver then locking the PC losing the screensaver.

If you switch the order does the screensaver part still run?

 

[voiceartistusa]

By switching the order like this

@echo off
rem LOCK
cd %windir%\system32
start rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
rem ScreenSaver
cd %windir%\
start WLXPGSS.SCR
exit

Same thing, I see the welcome screen, then I type in my password and I see the settings for that screensaver.

I even tried this...same results.

@echo off
rem LOCK
cd %windir%\system32
start rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
rem ScreenSaver
cd %windir%\WLXPGSS.SCR
start WLXPGSS.SCR
exit

 

[Keithuk]

Many years ago we I used Windows XP at work if you left you computer for a while you had to log off. When you came back you had to login again and wait for everything to establish itself this is a bit time consuming.

I made an app in VB that you could run and the screen would be locked so no one could use my computer. You type in a password and it unlocks, it also have one of the Windows screensavers that activated after a while. When we changed over to Windows 7 it still worked.

 

[morrisminor948]

Try this

Try:
start WLXPGSS.SCR /start