You could disable the screensaver before you start your process.
See Re: Any know how to use George Tasker's Scrnsave task Thread #925785 Message #926174


>While doing a large update on a remote table using the "Command" window, I like to have SET TALK ON so I can see the progress of the record count that shows in the lower left hand corner of the screen. I know this slows things down but when I'm updating a million+ records it's nice know where you are in the process. If I leave the computer for a while and the screen saver comes on the record count freezes - even after the FoxPro screen is restored after the screen saver mode end (wakes up). The update is still running in the backgound but the record count does not change.
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>Is there a way to stop "TALK" output from "freezing," if the system goes into "screen saver" mode?
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>Thanks,
>Robert