Power off LCD in Logon screen

[Ojisan]

Hi,

In WinXP, I used to be able to lock screen and use Fn+F3 (or similar) to power off the screen. I simply like to lock AND power off the display when I walk away from my laptop.

Now with my T61p, Vista Ultimate, I can lock screen using Win-key + L, but once locked, Fn+F3 does not power off the LCD. I can power off by Fn+F3 first but doing anything afterwards brings back the screen.

Is there any way I can either simultaneously lock + power-off LCD? or lock and then power off LCD?

I'd appreciate any help or advice! Thanks in advance!

Ojisan

[erik]

i wrote a batch file to use for this very purpose.   you can assign it to your thinkvantage button if you don't use it, or you can assign another shortcut to it within windows.

you can find more info in this thread: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=49958

[Ojisan]

Great! Thank you very much for your insight! Based on what you had, I instead mapped my Fn+F6 (unassigned in T61p) to Lock+Power off LCD.

• Modify registry: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\CLASS\01\06
  Add string value: "File" and provide path to batch file. In my case, "C:\Lock.bat"
  Add string value: "Parameters" with no data assigned to it.

The batch file contains (as posted by erik before)

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@echo off
cd "C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities"
start PWMOSDV
rundll32 user32.dll, LockWorkStation
cls 

Works right away and I keep my Thinkvantage key Thanks a bunch erik! Learned something new today.

[erik]

no problem at all.   great idea setting Fn+F6 since you use your thinkvantage key.