Re: Preventing Computer Locking From Inactivity

From: Jeff L (newsgroupsremoveandunderscore_jeff_at_availabletech.net)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 05:23:52 -0400

Rick,

Verify that your screen saver does not have the password protect option
checked.

1) Right click on the desktop > Properties
2) Choose the Screen Saver tab
3) Either choose Screen Saver (None) or uncheck password protect.

Jeff Loucks
       Available Technology ®
            Solutions For Professionals ®
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"Rick" <rick@rbdata.com> wrote in message
news:2746a01c463ef$beaf7580$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> If I am logged on to the server, which is running SBS
> 2003, as a user with Admin rights and do not type anything
> from the server for a while then when I am ready to use
> the server I get a message that says:
>
> "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only ___ or
> an Administrator can unlock this computer."
>
> What do I need to do so that the server never gets locked
> due to inactivity?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Rick

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