Re: WinXP screen saver password
From: Anando [MS-MVP] (anando_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/12/04
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:59:21 +0530
Hi Andrew,
Make sure that you account is password protected to start off with. Secondly, only if the
screensaver starts on its own, will it prompt you for a password once you try to resume.
-- Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org Folder customizations http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Andrew" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2b45701c46823$c0885240$a401280a@phx.gbl... >I am running WinXP Professional on both my home and office > computers, and I am trying to set password protection on > my screen saver. When I right-click on the desktop, I > click on "Properties," then go to the "Screen Saver" tab. > There is a check-box that reads "On resume, password > protect," and I click on that, and a little check mark > appears in the box. According to the Win XP on-line help, > that should set the password protection. > > The problem is the password prompt never appears. On > previous versions of Windows, clicking on the "Preview" > button will start the screen saver, and it would prompt > for a password, but not in WinXP. I just move my mouse, > and the desktop appears as usual. When I set the screen > saver to start after just one minute on inactivity, same > result. No matter what I try, I can't seem to enable the > password protection on the screen saver. > > Yes, I know there is a way to lock the computer via Task > Manager, but I'd gotten used to the convenience of putting > a shortcut to my favorite screen saver on the Taskbar or > the desktop, and just clicking on it to start the password- > protected screen saver. > > I do need this at work, for obvious security reasons. If > I'm missing something, or if anybody has any ideas, I > would appreciate it. BTW, I am the administrator on my > home PC, but not my office PC, if that helps, but it > doesn't make any difference for this problem, because it > is the same on both my home and office PCs. Thanks.
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