Setup password in screensaver

[Guest Alan T]

How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

[Guest Alan T]

Re: Setup password in screensaver

 

Sorry, I mean in Win2K.

May be I need to ask in Win2K NG.

 

"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

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> How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

> I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

>

>

[Guest Xandros]

Re: Setup password in screensaver

 

The Windows screensaver uses the logon user account password. Go to Control

Panel->User accounts and set the password there. Then check the box in

Screensaver.

 

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Xandros

 

 

"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

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> How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

> I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

>

>

[Guest Alan]

RE: Setup password in screensaver

 

when you check the box it will use the credentials you are logged in with...

for systems that auto-login with a default account it may be confusing

because the users general think there is no account. If you dont log into

the computer (i.e. it logs itself in) then you can hit ctrl alt delete and

choose change password while in windows BUT this might give you an error the

next time you reboot... and I believe it takes a registry edit to fix that...

been a while since I did it.

 

"Alan T" wrote:

> How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

> I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

>

>

>

[Guest Alan T]

Re: Setup password in screensaver

 

Thanks, that's why there is no way to set the password.

The computer login has blank password. This was what the network admin guy

set that up. So I cannot setup a screensaver password probably.

 

 

"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> when you check the box it will use the credentials you are logged in

with...

> for systems that auto-login with a default account it may be confusing

> because the users general think there is no account. If you dont log into

> the computer (i.e. it logs itself in) then you can hit ctrl alt delete and

> choose change password while in windows BUT this might give you an error

the

> next time you reboot... and I believe it takes a registry edit to fix

that...

> been a while since I did it.

>

> "Alan T" wrote:

>

> > How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

> > I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Setup password in screensaver

 

Alan T wrote:

> How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

> I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

>

>

 

 

The OS uses the password with which you initially logged into the

computer as the screen saver password. You cannot set a password on

only the screen saver, but will have to assign one to your user account,

and use it each time you log in.

 

 

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[Guest Alan T]

Re: Setup password in screensaver

 

There is no password needed to login my computer.

The password box is empty.

 

 

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message

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> Alan T wrote:

> > How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

> > I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

> >

> >

>

>

> The OS uses the password with which you initially logged into the

> computer as the screen saver password. You cannot set a password on

> only the screen saver, but will have to assign one to your user account,

> and use it each time you log in.

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand

Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

[Guest Xandros]

Re: Setup password in screensaver

 

Go to Control Panel->User Accounts and create a password.

 

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Xandros

 

 

"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message

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> Thanks, that's why there is no way to set the password.

> The computer login has blank password. This was what the network admin guy

> set that up. So I cannot setup a screensaver password probably.

>

>

> "Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:ECD228B8-B7F1-429D-8925-001969B03518@microsoft.com...

>> when you check the box it will use the credentials you are logged in

> with...

>> for systems that auto-login with a default account it may be confusing

>> because the users general think there is no account. If you dont log

>> into

>> the computer (i.e. it logs itself in) then you can hit ctrl alt delete

>> and

>> choose change password while in windows BUT this might give you an error

> the

>> next time you reboot... and I believe it takes a registry edit to fix

> that...

>> been a while since I did it.

>>

>> "Alan T" wrote:

>>

>> > How do I setup a password to a screen saver?

>> > I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>

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