automatic closing of user access

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Hi,

Right click on the desktop and select properties. Flip to the screensaver tab and increase the time
before the screensaver kicks in.

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"windsurferLA" <buczacz@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Z8WdnVBoePRTCpffRVn-oQ@comcast.com...
> If my machine is idle for about ten minutes, WinXP-pro brings up the USER window and requires me
> to enter my password before I can continue working on the machine. I know I can eliminate this
> annoying feature by eliminating the password, but that alternative has unacceptable risks. IS
> THERE A WAY TO INCREASE THE TIME PERIOD OVER WHICH A WIN-XP MACHINE CAN REMAIN IDLE BEFORE IT
> REQUIRES RE-ENTRY OF USER PASSWORD?

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Hi,

If you have the welcome screen enabled, the checkbox will read:

"On resume, display welcome screen"

Else it will read:

"On resume, password protect"

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Anando
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"windsurferLA" <buczacz@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:-q2dnXkfN7jSbJffRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> Anando [MS-MVP] wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Right click on the desktop and select properties. Flip to the screensaver tab and increase the
>> time before the screensaver kicks in.
>>
> Thank you.... On my own I certainly would not of thought of the screen saver being the vehicle for
> controlling access to the computer. Once I learned it was linked to the screen saver, I was able
> to find information on the topic in the help menu. The help menu on my machine refers to an "on
> resume" box in the display menu. The help menu implies the "on resume" box lable communicates a
> connection to a password, but it merely says "display welcome screen," on my machine. I was
> oblivious to the fact that to get past the "welcome screen" I would need my password. Thanks
> again. I can now go back to using a more secure password as I will no longer need to type it
> dozens of times per day.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

I was not talking about the "On resume .." box being checked. I was talking about if the Welcome
screen was enabled or not through control panel > user accounts > change the way users log on or
off.

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Anando
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"windsurferLA" <buczacz@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:SPKdnQRvL8HDcJbfRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> Anando [MS-MVP] wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you have the welcome screen enabled, the checkbox will read:
>>
>> "On resume, display welcome screen"
>>
>> Else it will read:
>>
>> "On resume, password protect"
>>
> On my version of WinXP-pro, it says "display welcome screen" independent of whether or not the "on
> resume" box is checked. I can send you an image of the screen if you like.