Re: Logon screen

From: Paul Adare - MVP - Microsoft Virtual PC (padare_at_newsguy.com)
Date: 06/25/04


Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:14:46 -0400

In article <21a3801c45ab7$761a8120$a001280a@phx.gbl>, in the
microsoft.public.win2000.security news group,
<charless@tripleasupplies.com> says...

> How do I get the logon screen to stop appearing if the
> computer is not used for a while?
>

Turn off the password protection for the screen saver.

(btw - it isn't the logon screen you're seeing, it is the locked
workstation screen. Minor point, but there is a difference)

-- 
Paul Adare
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