caffeine =============================================================================== Run this to prevent your PC screen from locking.

It does this by simulating that you've used the F15 key once every 59 seconds. Double-click the icon to temporarily disable Caffeine, and permit your screen to lock. Under Win98: a key down and then a key up event is simulated Under Win2000/XP: a key up event is simulated The additional event is required under Windows 98, otherwise the screen will still lock. Command-line options: caffeine.exe -startoff caffeine.exe -exitafter:xxx caffeine.exe -activefor:xxx caffeine.exe -inactivefor:xxx caffeine.exe -appexit caffeine.exe -appon caffeine.exe -appoff caffeine.exe -apptoggle e of the Application starts inactive Application will terminate after xxx minutes Application will become inactive after xxx minutes Application will become active after xxx minutes Terminates current running instance of application Makes the current running instance of the application active Makes the current running instance of the application inactive Toggles the state of the current running instanc

application caffeine.exe -apptoggleshowdlg Toggles the state of the current running instanc e of the application, and show the dialog caffeine.exe xx xx is a number which sets the number of seconds between simulated keypresses. This must be the first text on the commandline caffeine.exe -noicon Do not show the tray icon. Use either the above -appexit switch to terminate the app, or just kill the process in Task Manager caffeine.exe -replace Terminate the current running instance of Caffei ne and then take its place caffeine.exe -useshift Simulate the shift key rather than the right context-menu key caffeine.exe -showdlg Display a dialog showing the current active stat e of Caffeine caffeine.exe -ontaskbar Show a task bar button caffeine.exe -allowss Prevent the computer from sleeping, but allow th e screensaver caffeine.exe -key:xx Simulate using virtual key code xx - note that ' xx' is a decimal number caffeine.exe -keypress Simulate a full key press, not just a key up eve nt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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