Re: Locked computer

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/19/05


Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 00:07:44 -0400

Right click a blank area of the Desktop, select Properties, Screen Saver and uncheck On Resume, password protect or On Resume, Show Welcome Screen, as appropriate.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Mary" <Mary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D5B689A3-701C-47CF-B270-C024C3EC2A20@microsoft.com...
> How do I keep my computer from locking and requiring a password to unlock?  
> It is my home computer, and it's really not necessary to have it lock. It 
> didn't used to do this, but I had to have it "crashed" and start over.  Where 
> do I go to get it to stop doing that?  It's really annoying me to have to 
> keep typing in a password every time I want to use the computer.
> -- 
> Mary


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