Re: Truly log off automatically

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From: Clark Griswold (f_at_i.net)
Date: 10/07/04 

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 21:45:40 -0400

"Shepard Tate" <shepard97504@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cb111cfb.0410061429.3dbb0d20@posting.google.com...
> Trying to see if I can have xp log off users that are idle for say 10
> minutes. Only found the below response to a similar question.
> Checking the box does not log a person off, only displays the welcome
> screen after waking up your screen saver. The person who was logged
> on and idle will still be up and running. I want the idle user to be
> logged off automatically. Any way to do this?
> Thanks
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Scott" <scottuf@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:064d01c3a995$def78310$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> How Do I have XP Log Off Automatically? I have seen
>> some PCs go back to the welcome screen when the computer
>> is idle. How do I make it do this?
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> Display properties/Screensaver tab, enable "On resume, Display Welcome
> screen".
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

Windows 2000 Resource Kit has a Windows logoff screen saver. I've applied it
to log people off when the screen saver starts. You can then disable the
screen saver tab using gpedit so they can't disable it. Maybe you can apply
it to WinXP? Try searching the knowledge base for logoff screen saver.

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