Re: Welcome Screen on resume

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From: Melvin (egonz223_at_yahoo.com.sg)
Date: 09/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:49:38 -0700

Yes, I also encountered this same exact scenario.
Same version XPpro on the same PC but 2 different
outcomes on 2 separate occasions.

Before, I had only the windows default "Adminstrator"
account on (no other users added), and the "On resume,
display welcome screen" option is there.

Due to crashes, I had to do a reinstall (same version)
but was forced to add a new user account during install.
Welcome screen hides the "Admin" account, shows my user
account but display properties had "On resume, password
protect" option.

Jon, your first suggestion does work. Just by having a
2nd user appear on the welcome screen gives the
option "On resume, display welcome screen". This is also
possible using TweakUI to force the
default "Administrator" appear on welcome screen in
addition to a user account. So long as 2 names appear on
the welcome screen, the option will surely be available.

But I'm curious how my first install could have only the
default "Adminstrator" and also the "display welcome
screen" available as well.

I've seen a similar post with regards to SP2 as well. But
here I'm getting the issue on SP1 so I doubt its anything
to do with SP2.

Hmm, if there aren't any solution, we just had to create
a dummy user account to force that option. Or maybe
having the guest account turned on will work as well.

>-----Original Message-----
>If yours is the only account on the computer, then one
thing to try might be
>to (temporarily, perhaps) set up a second admin account
on the system -
>firstly to check whether that makes a difference to the
original account,
>and secondly to see whether the same problem occurs in
the new account or
>not.
>
>Another option might be to use one of the standard
screensavers, if you're
>using a custom one and see if that makes a difference.
>
>Jon
>
>
>
>"alan mike-echo"
<alanmikeecho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:CC91DE35-EE61-4365-BB38-
F4ADA42F7036@microsoft.com...
>> Thank you for answering again, Jon.
>>
>> I made all the changes. I am on an admin level
password. I do get a
>> "Switch
>> User" option if I go Start>Log Off.
>>
>> But I still get a password prompt (old style) on
resume from screen saver,
>> not a new XP Welcome Screen. And on Control
Panel>Display>Screen Saver, my
>> check box option is for a password prompt, not for a
welcome screen. My
>> son's
>> XP Home computer, on the same place, has a check box
for a Welcome Screen.
>> And a week ago, I am telling you, I too got a Welcome
Screen on resume.
>>
>> What I have now works, but it is not what I want, and
not the option I
>> expect to see. Somewhere else, somewhere, something
(maybe from the XP
>> SP-2
>> patch, but then again, my son has applied the same SP-
2 patch) somewhere
>> something is telling my machine to only present the
password screen option
>> on
>> the Screen Saver tab.
>>
>> "Jon" wrote:
>>
>>> Strange
>>>
>>> Try this setting
>>>
>>> Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced >
Clear "Prompt for password
>>> when
>>> the computer resumes from standby"
>>>
>>> Also
>>> Control Panel > Power Options > Power Schemes tab >
Set "System Standby"
>>> to
>>> never > Apply
>>>
>>> If that doesn't do the trick then a couple of
questions
>>>
>>> Are you using an Administrator level account when
applying the changes?
>>> ie
>>> not a limited one [temporarily change the account
level via another
>>> administrative account if not]
>>>
>>> Is it a standalone computer or connected to a domain?
[won't work for
>>> domains]
>>>
>>> If you press Start > "log off", does an option
to "switch user" appear?
>>> [if
>>> not there's a problem with fast user switching]
[pressing the windows key
>>> (between ctrl and alt keys) and L should take you to
the welcome screen,
>>> with "fast user switching" and the "welcome screen"
enabled in control
>>> panel ]
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
>>> "alan mike-echo"
<alanmikeecho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message
>>> news:C3A2C7DB-7018-4B8C-8A27-
0E527B898E6A@microsoft.com...
>>> > Ok. I switched both Fast and Terminal to Automatic
(they were on Manual
>>> > in
>>> > Services). I switched my power for Monitor to Never
from 1 hour.
>>> >
>>> > My screen saver is working now (was working before
these changes) but I
>>> > guess now I realize the issue is that on Control
Panel/Screen Saver, my
>>> > check
>>> > box says "On resume, password protect".
>>> >
>>> > Why doesn't it say use Welcome Screen? In Control
Panel/User Accounts,
>>> > I
>>> > have checked Use Welcome Screen (as well as Fast
User Switching).
>>> >
>>> > Thank you!
>>> >
>>> > "Jon" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> A couple of other things to check.....
>>> >>
>>> >> Check that both of these Services are on manual or
automatic (ie not
>>> >> disabled)
>>> >> via Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
>>> >>
>>> >> Terminal Services
>>> >> Fast User Switching
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Check BOTH boxes for enabling Fast User Switching
and the Welcome
>>> >> screen
>>> >> as
>>> >> suggested previously (via Control Panel > User
Accounts > Change....)
>>> >>
>>> >> If you're using XP Pro,
>>> >> try opening "My Computer" > Tools > Folder Options
> Offline Files
>>> >> and unchecking "Enable Offline Files"
>>> >>
>>> >> Also perhaps have a look at your Power Options
settings via Control
>>> >> Panel
>>> >> >
>>> >> Power Options. Perhaps you have a power setting to
turn off the
>>> >> monitor
>>> >> prior to the screen saver.
>>> >> ie set "Turn off monitor" to never
>>> >>
>>> >> Jon
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "alan mike-echo"
<alanmikeecho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> >> message
>>> >> news:889AA301-5CF7-4F5C-894B-
782E0A449ADB@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > It seems now I can get it to go to screen saver
and require a
>>> >> > password
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > resume, but only on a password screen, not the
Welcome Screen...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "alan mike-echo" wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> I have tried that already. Both ways, on and
off.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Jon" wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > Try enabling the "Welcome Screen" and
possibly "Fast User
>>> >> >> > Switching"
>>> >> >> > (?)
>>> >> >> > via
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Control Panel > User Accounts > "Change the
way users log on of
>>> >> >> > off"
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Jon
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > "alan mike-echo" <alan mike-
echo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>> >> >> > in
>>> >> >> > message
>>> >> >> > news:0A7C6369-13EC-4DC5-888B-
BBF03BAACE79@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >> > > For some eason, my computer just stopped
going idle. The screen
>>> >> >> > > used
>>> >> >> > > to go
>>> >> >> > > dark afetr about 20 min, and if I moved the
mouse it would come
>>> >> >> > > back
>>> >> >> > > to
>>> >> >> > > the
>>> >> >> > > Welcome Screen for a password. I want to
get back to that.
>>> >> >> > >
>>> >> >> > > I recently upgarded to SP-2, but I don't
think that's the
>>> >> >> > > problem.
>>> >> >> > > I
>>> >> >> > > don't
>>> >> >> > > want to go into Standby mode. I don't think
I was using Screen
>>> >> >> > > Saver
>>> >> >> > > to do
>>> >> >> > > this, but I tried that anyway. The only
option on resume is for
>>> >> >> > > the
>>> >> >> > > password
>>> >> >> > > screen, not the Welcome Screen (but I
notice that my son's
>>> >> >> > > computer,
>>> >> >> > > in
>>> >> >> > > the
>>> >> >> > > same spot, has an option for the Welcome
Screen, not the
>>> >> >> > > password
>>> >> >> > > screen!).
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>.
>

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