screen saver password protection problem

[eminem41269]

I have a screensaver set to come and with password protection, but every once in a while (ranging from a week to a month) the password protection checkbox gets unchecked without my knowledge. I know I am the only one using this computer since i live alone, but could you please help me understand why this is happening and what I can do about it? thank you.

[eminem41269]

plz man this isnt actually me but its a very very important and business bringing customer I'd really appreciate any help! ;)

[Milenko]

Sounds to me like someone is messing with you or your customer. I've not heard of any issues like that with win2k. About the only thing I can think of at the moment is make sure you have sp2 installed.

[ShadowKing]

I have seen this before also, and I am not sure what causes it. At my last job, we had some user's screensaver magically uncheck itself.

Here is how to fix it. What we are going to do is implement a local policy that will force the screensaver to always be password protected. Even if that box gets unchecked, it will recheck itself (it should anyway).

Click Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc
Goto User Config -> Admin Templates -> Control Panel -> Display
Double-Click on "Password Protect the Screensaver" -> Hit the "Enabled" option.

You are now good to go. This MMC Snapin allows you to set local policies on a computer. Remember that if any Domain Policies are defined they will override the local ones.

[eminem41269]

thank you soooo much shadowking u may have saved me!

[Darren Wilson]

Nice tip Shadow King.

I didn't know that GPEDIT.MSC even existed!!!

[ShadowKing]

Originally posted by RoccoSiffredi:
Nice tip Shadow King.

I didn't know that GPEDIT.MSC even existed!!!

Play with it. You will LOVE it.

[Darren Wilson]

Originally posted by ShadowKing:
Play with it. You will LOVE it.

Just had a good look through it and it looks to do the same functions as TweakUI does, but Much Much More!!!! :D

[ShadowKing]

O BTW.

You may notice if you right-click on the "Administrative Templates" option you can add/remove them (sound familiar to NT4?)

Basically this allows you to:
1) Write your own *.adm files
2) Download Custom ones to add additional settings
3) Add more from Windows

In fact, there are more templates included with Windows, just look. (should be in your inf folder)

[Drone2903]

NICE !

Hey Shadow, you must find an avatar more suted, one with a big red "S" on the chess.

I've been playing with group policies for quite a while now, I'd never heard of that trick before. Where did you get thet ?

[ShadowKing]

Saw it on a web page somewheres. Pretty nice, huh. Great if you want to restrict stuff on a per-user basis.

[PuterGeekGirl]

Guess I now know where to turn later this year when we start policies after converting to all 2000. Once again...you guys are the best!! I have learned SO much just reading this stuff! <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0">

[ShadowKing]

Originally posted by PuterGeekGirl:
<STRONG>Guess I now know where to turn later this year when we start policies after converting to all 2000. Once again...you guys are the best!! I have learned SO much just reading this stuff! <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

I have actually already been talking with Scott about setting up a Group Policy and Scripting Community at Windrivers. So in the near future you will probably see quite a bit more information coming in those categories...

[CampbellD]

Shadowking,

Excellent find i was just starting to question where the policies were. Way easier that NT4.0 to implement.

Well Done