Re: password protecting a screensaver

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:25:03 -0800

How do you go about setting a password for the logon
credentials?

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>"dh" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>news:394e01c3fe10$5d107f80$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> How do you password protect the screensaver in Windows
>> XP. When selecting a screensaver, it enables you to
>> check password protection but could not find where I am
>> prompted to enter an actual password.
>>
>
>The "password" is the password of the currently logged
on user.
>So your screen saver kicks in and then if you provide
input the screen save
>then requests that you re-enter your logon credentials.
>You are not setting a password for the screen saver it
uses regular Windows
>logon security.
>
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>"dh" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:394e01c3fe10$5d107f80$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> How do you password protect the screensaver in Windows
>> XP. When selecting a screensaver, it enables you to
>> check password protection but could not find where I am
>> prompted to enter an actual password.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
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