Can I make a Shortcut that changes lid closing function?

[Uncletoad]

My workshop is quite dusty and a known computer killer. As such I like to close the lid on my T42 when I'm at work but leave it running Outlook so I can get my email and apointment notices when they occur. So I set it for "do nothing" when closing the lid at the shop.

When I'm elsewhere I'd prefer it was in standby when I open and close the lid. So I change that setting when I leave.

Any quicky shortcut configuration ideas so I could change that back and forth on the fly?

[Starmanx]

you can make a .reg file that imports the settings in your registry ....
actually you make 2 option1.reg and option2.reg

option1.reg=settings for do nothing
option2.reg settings for standby

thenyou save to your desktop, one click, confirm and you have your settings...

[lfeagan]

This might get you started. Basically you are going to need to send a command line call to the program, here is one that does suspend:

%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

http://www.fixup.net/tips/suspend/suspend.htm

[Uncletoad]

Excellent. The reg file sounds like the thing. I'm not entirely sure how to do that being a guitar player and all but I'll figure it out. Thanks for the tips.

[egibbs]

Hmmm...

This opens up some interesting possibilities.

Old Triumphs (the car) used to have a failure mode where a blocking diode in the dashboard would short. When that happened putting on the parking brake would cause the brake light to illuminate, which would then energize the starting circuit through the shorted diode, which would cause the motor to start. Very clever, those Lucas engineers.

How about a hack that plays the "You've got mail!" wav file every time the lid is closed...

Ed Gibbs

[Uncletoad]

Are registry imports only available to the Administrator user or can any identity use them? I can't seem to make those take and I suspect it's because I've been running as a "user".

[skanky]

most likely have to be a local admin, or power user but not sure about that.

[lfeagan]

Power Users should be able to do it too, as they can install software which implies access to the registry. (in essence it does these days, unfortunately) Anyone who can install should be able to mess with registry.

Quick overview of perms I found:
http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/WinXP/wxpgroups.html

[benz]

How about making it lock the computer (same as Winkey + L) when the lid is closed?

[Uncletoad]

As far as I can tell on XP version I'm using there are Computer Administrators, Limited Users and Guests.

I've been using an account I created that is a Computer Administrator account ("Uncletoad") so it should have all the permissions of the one called "Administrator". But "Adminstrator" seems to be in some higher spot than "Uncletoad" because Administrator can delete Uncletoad but Uncletoad cannot delete administrator.

I know this is stupid stuff.

Should I just start using "Adminstrator" and migrate all my stuff over?

Or just go back to fixing guitars....

[ZPrime]

You can't delete the Administrator account. Rename it yes, but not delete it.

IMHO, best practice is to rename Administrator to something else, give it a nasty password, and then don't use it at all. If you need Admin, make your own account and use a good password there too. Really though, you should use a normal user account and only become admin for admin tasks. You can make shortcuts that use "runas" to run a program with different credentials - let you launch regedit as administrator, even though your account is a normal user, for instance. This way you can do admin tasks without having to logout and back in. It's a pain in the [censored] to set it all up that way though, which is why I'm lazy and I just make my own account an Administrator and leave it at that.

If you're trying to figure out what registry key you need to change, go get a tool called "regmon", start it up, and then make the change, and then look at regmon's output. You should be able to find the section in the registry you need to modify to change the lid action...

[JHEM]

Very clever, those Lucas engineers.

Lucas, otherwise known as the Prince of Darkness to all of us Triumph and Jag owners.

Regards,

James

[egibbs]

And of course there's the old riddle: "Why do the British drink warm beer?"

Answer: "Lucas Refrigerators."