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"M J Heneghan" <mjheneghan@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>  bool *IsScreenSave;
>  SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, 0, IsScreenSave, 0);

That is not the correct way to pass the boolean.  You have to use the '&'
operator instead:

    BOOL IsScreenSave;
    SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, 0, &IsScreenSave, 0);

> however, the screensaver still kicks in.

As it should be.  You are not preventing it from running at all.
SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE does not deactive the screensaver if it is already
running.  It is only a flag to tell the OS whether the screensaver is
running or not.  Screensavers use SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE when they run.  If
anything, you should be setting SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE to TRUE instead of
FALSE to trick the OS into thinking a screensaver is running when none
actually is.  That way, the actual screen saver will not kick in until you
set SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE back to FALSE later.


Gambit