Locking Desktop in Win XP Home Edition

[Guest Tevibear]

Is there are way to lock the desktop with a password like in

professional version if you need to leave the computer for a minute but

don't want to shut down all of your applicaitons and log off? I find

this very annoying that I cannot use a shortcut to a password protected

screen saver like I used to in older version of windows. My son likes to

push the buttons and stuff when I'm away from the terminal. :(

 

Thx

 

Tevi

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Locking Desktop in Win XP Home Edition

 

In news:46901775.172ADE0D@yahoo.com,

Tevibear <Tevibear@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Is there are way to lock the desktop with a password like in

> professional version if you need to leave the computer for a

> minute

> but don't want to shut down all of your applicaitons and log

> off? I

> find this very annoying that I cannot use a shortcut to a

> password

> protected screen saver like I used to in older version of

> windows. My

> son likes to push the buttons and stuff when I'm away from

> the

> terminal. :(

>

> Thx

>

> Tevi

 

Hit the Windows key + L.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Vanguard]

Re: Locking Desktop in Win XP Home Edition

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote in message

news:%23J3N%23sOwHHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

> Tevibear wrote:

>>

>> Is there are way to lock the desktop with a password like in

>> professional version if you need to leave the computer for a minute

>> but don't want to shut down all of your applicaitons and log off?

>

> Hit the Windows key + L.

 

Or, if you want a shortcut to click on, want to use a single

programmable button on the keyboard, or need to schedule the event, use:

 

%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

 

For a list of available Windows shortcut keys, use Start -> Help and

Support and search on "windows keyboard shortcuts".

[Guest Tevibear]

Re: Locking Desktop in Win XP Home Edition

 

:) Thx guys. Worked like a charm.

 

Vanguard wrote:

> "Nepatsfan" wrote in message

> news:%23J3N%23sOwHHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >

> > Tevibear wrote:

> >>

> >> Is there are way to lock the desktop with a password like in

> >> professional version if you need to leave the computer for a minute

> >> but don't want to shut down all of your applicaitons and log off?

> >

> > Hit the Windows key + L.

>

> Or, if you want a shortcut to click on, want to use a single

> programmable button on the keyboard, or need to schedule the event, use:

>

> %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

>

> For a list of available Windows shortcut keys, use Start -> Help and

> Support and search on "windows keyboard shortcuts".

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Locking Desktop in Win XP Home Edition

 

Tevibear wrote:

> Is there are way to lock the desktop with a password like in

> professional version if you need to leave the computer for a minute but

> don't want to shut down all of your applicaitons and log off?

 

Certainly.

> I find

> this very annoying that I cannot use a shortcut to a password protected

> screen saver like I used to in older version of windows.

 

 

Why can't you? What errors do you get when you try?

 

There at least 4 ways to lock a WinXP (Home or Pro) workstation:

 

1) Use the Windows Key + L hot key.

 

2) You can press CTRL+ALT+DEL and then <ENTER>, once you've turned off

the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching. (This is the default in a

domain environment, as FUS is contrary to the domain security paradigm.)

 

3) You can create a desktop shortcut with

"%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation" in the

target field. (It is case-sensitive, BTW.) You can then assign a

keyboard shortcut.

 

4) Set a password protected screensaver, and wait the allotted time

without touching the mouse or keyboard.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

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