RE: Password protect screensaver

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your update.

I am glad to hear the problem is resolved.

It is my pleasure to work with you in this post. If you encounter any
difficulties in the future, please submit the

post to the newsgroup. We are glad to be of the assistance.

Best regards,

Nathan Liu (MSFT)

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>Nathan and Kevin,
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>Thank you very much.
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>- mark
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>"Nathan Liu [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Thank you for posting in SBS newsgroup.
>>
>> According to your description, I understand that you want implement all
>> workstations to lock or display a password protected screen saver after
a
>> specified period of inactivity. If this is not your concern, please
don't
>> hesitate to let me know.
>>
>> For your question, you can implement this via group policy.
>>
>> 1. On the SBS server, open Server Management console, expand Advanced
>> Management, expand Group Policy Management.
>>
>> 2. Expand Domainname.local, expand Group Policy Objects, then select
Small
>> Business Server Client Computer, right-click it and select Edit.
>>
>> 3. On the Group Policy Object Editor page, select User Configuration /
>> Administrative Templates / Control Panel / Display.
>>
>> 4. Enable the following Settings:
>>
>> - Screen Saver (Enable)
>> - Screen Saver executable name (Enable and type the name of the file
that
>> contains the screen saver, including the .scr, for example: logon.scr)
>> - Password protect the screen saver (Enable)
>> - Screen Saver timeout (Enable and type wait time)
>>
>> 5. At workstation, you can logoff then logon or run "gpupdate /force" to
>> update the group policy.
>>
>> * Note, please make sure all Windows XP clients are at the SP2 level due
to
>> the following problem:
>>
>> 815424 Screen Saver Is Not Password-Protected When You Apply the
"Password
>> Protect the Screen Saver" Group Policy Setting
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=815424
>>
>> To get additional detailed information, you may refer to the RESOLUTION
of
>> the following KB article:
>>
>> Group Policy in Windows Server 2003
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/
>> management/gp/default.mspx
>>
>> Introduction to Group Policy in Windows Server 2003
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/gpintro.mspx
>>
>> I hope this helps. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not
>> hesitate to let me know.
>> I am always happy to be of further assistance.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Nathan Liu (MSFT)
>> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
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>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >Is there any way to lock a computer after a period of inactivity, like
>> >password-protect on resume from a screensaver, via Group Policy?
>> >
>> >I want all workstations to lock or display a password protected
>> screensaver
>> >aftera specified period of inactivity.
>> >
>> >- Thanks,
>> >
>> >Mark
>> >
>>
>>
>

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