Re: some little problems and tips

1.
Windows key + L
Locks your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switches
users if you are not connected to a network domain.

See the following article that lists the different computer lock-up
scenarios that are available to you, as well as other ways to lock the
computer.

How to Quickly Lock Your Computer and Use Other Windows Logo Shortcut Keys
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294317

To turn the Welcome screen on or off
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ua_logon_at_welcome_page.mspx

Error Message When You Try to Turn On Welcome Screen or Fast User Switching
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315347

How To Use the Fast User Switching Feature in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279765
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2.
With the Classic Start Menu, both of these need to be UNChecked.
XP Start Menu doesn't have Use Personalized Menus option.

XP Start Menu >>
Right click the Start button | Properties |
Start Menu tab | Customize button | Advanced tab |
Scroll down to and UNCheck:
Scroll Programs * |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Classic Start Menu >>
Right click the Start button | Properties |
Start Menu tab | Customize button |
Scroll down to and UNCheck both of these:
Scroll Programs * |
Use Personalized Menus **
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

[*Specifies whether to display the items on the Programs menu as one long
scrolling menu or as horizontal pages. Depending on your screen resolution,
if you have more than 29 or 38 programs installed, and you select to have
one long scrolling menu, you can access the programs you don’t see
by clicking the arrow at each end of the list of programs.]

[**Specifies whether to turn on Personalized Menus.
Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you haven't
used recently, while still keeping other programs easily accessible. You
can gain access to hidden programs by clicking the down arrow at the bottom
of the Programs menu.]

HOW TO: Show All Items on the Start Menu or Favorites Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230596

"Use Personalized Menus" Option in Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Has No
Effect on Internet Explorer Favorites Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257045
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3.
Here is fine.



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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:edfdr3$62r$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Efirmitiv <smirnoff@xxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi! Could you please help me with following...
1. When my main user desktop is open, there is no options for 'locking
computer', or lock on, there are options for log off, hibernate and stand
by, but how to turn on 'lock on' computer option?

2. Desktop is on, i go under the 'start', then 'programs', and it never
show me all off programs, because of 'arrow' on which first i must move
the pointer of the mouse on, to extend the list of programs, it take some
time to do and I find it unnecessary, maybe just from the asspect of
memory saving which we could find usefull, but i think that's neglective.?

3. i have some other questions, but i would like to humbley request you,
if you could redirect me to some group where i could ask this ques.; i
have some ques. about logging in-programs opening, user documents hiding
from other user and so on...always some little things which i can't
understand on my own. So if this isn't the right place please redirect
me!?

Marko

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