Re: Locking Desktop in Win XP Home Edition
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:00:30 -0600
Tevibear wrote:
Is there are way to lock the desktop with a password like in
professional version if you need to leave the computer for a minute but
don't want to shut down all of your applicaitons and log off?
Certainly.
I find
this very annoying that I cannot use a shortcut to a password protected
screen saver like I used to in older version of windows.
Why can't you? What errors do you get when you try?
There at least 4 ways to lock a WinXP (Home or Pro) workstation:
1) Use the Windows Key + L hot key.
2) You can press CTRL+ALT+DEL and then <ENTER>, once you've turned off the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching. (This is the default in a domain environment, as FUS is contrary to the domain security paradigm.)
3) You can create a desktop shortcut with "%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation" in the target field. (It is case-sensitive, BTW.) You can then assign a keyboard shortcut.
4) Set a password protected screensaver, and wait the allotted time without touching the mouse or keyboard.
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