Re: Win + L does not lock my computer; what is wrong?

From: Bill Sharpe (bsharpe_at_nsadelphia.net)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:40:06 -0800

>From Help topic "Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Overview:

a.. You must associate a password with your user account to secure it
from unauthorized access. If you do not have a password associated with
your user account, pressing Windows+L will not prevent other users from
accessing your account information.

If you've made any changes in the Accessibility Wizard you probably have
to run the wizard again and undo them.

Bill

"Gabriel Martin" <GabrielMartin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:C2BFE409-1BA0-4098-BC48-EF30E075E858@microsoft.com...
Hi newsgroup

I have a strange problem. It seems that the Win + L combination does not
lock my computer anymore. Just nothing happens. If I lock my computer
instead
by ctrl-alt-del it works.

According to other sources Win + L can either mean "lock the computer"
as
well as launch a utility to enhance visibility. I've been using this
tool
recently just to see what it is. How can I configure Windows XP to
interpret
Win + L as a command to lock the computer?

Any input is highly appreciated.

Kind regards
Gabriel

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