Re: Automatically locking desktop after a certain period of time

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:57:23 -0400

Since you're on Active Directory, force the use of a screen saver and a timeout and password requirement via Group Policies. These settings are in User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Control Panel, Display. 

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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
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"sfurney" <sfurney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CA753ECB-A7B3-406E-A6E1-C40658B041E5@microsoft.com...
> We are in an educational setting.  Staff members periodically forget to lock 
> their computers when they leave their classroom or office.  We are on active 
> directory and each staff member is a regular user.  Is there any way to have 
> the computer automatically lock after a certain amount of time (like some 
> programs do)?

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