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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
I am configuring a notebook for one of our staff. The notebook has a
local machine account administrator (Administrators group) and one domain user account (e.g. domainuser.DOMAIN) set up as a restricted user on the XP notebook. HOW do I set the domain user's screensaver timeout to be 360 seconds (6 minutes), not 30 minutes?? It is always grayed out for the restricted user. I have changed every registry value I could find and changed every Group Policy setting I could find, all to no avail. I also tried giving the domain user account permissions to change the specific registry setting that is stuck at 1800, to no avail. I tried temporarily moving the domain user into the Administrators group, but this was only a temporary fix. I also tried giving Users and Restricted permissions to the particular registry setting, but this did not "stick," I don't know why. I am sure there is a straightforward answer and I would appreciate your help. Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
"tlyczko" wrote in news:1133883277.714832.49050
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com: I am configuring a notebook for one of our staff. The notebook has a local machine account administrator (Administrators group) and one domain user account (e.g. domainuser.DOMAIN) set up as a restricted user on the XP notebook. HOW do I set the domain user's screensaver timeout to be 360 seconds (6 minutes), not 30 minutes?? It is always grayed out for the restricted user. I have changed every registry value I could find and changed every Group Policy setting I could find, all to no avail. I also tried giving the domain user account permissions to change the specific registry setting that is stuck at 1800, to no avail. I tried temporarily moving the domain user into the Administrators group, but this was only a temporary fix. I also tried giving Users and Restricted permissions to the particular registry setting, but this did not "stick," I don't know why. I am sure there is a straightforward answer and I would appreciate your help. Thank you, Tom Group Policy. User-Admin-Control Panel-Display-Screen Saver Timeout |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
Install and configure this:
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Microsoft Community Newsgroups news://msnews.microsoft.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "tlyczko" wrote: | I am configuring a notebook for one of our staff. The notebook has a | local machine account administrator (Administrators group) and one | domain user account (e.g. domainuser.DOMAIN) set up as a restricted | user on the XP notebook. | | HOW do I set the domain user's screensaver timeout to be 360 seconds (6 | minutes), not 30 minutes?? | | It is always grayed out for the restricted user. | | I have changed every registry value I could find and changed every | Group Policy setting I could find, all to no avail. | | I also tried giving the domain user account permissions to change the | specific registry setting that is stuck at 1800, to no avail. | | I tried temporarily moving the domain user into the Administrators | group, but this was only a temporary fix. | | I also tried giving Users and Restricted permissions to the particular | registry setting, but this did not "stick," I don't know why. | | I am sure there is a straightforward answer and I would appreciate your | help. | | Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
I already did this, it did not work. Thank you, Tom
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
I know about the Shared Computer Kit, but it seems to assume one is
starting from scratch with installing XP, etc. I am reconfiguring an XP notebook that came from Dell with no installer CD (they're supposed to send me one but i am not hopeful it will arrive)...so I worked on re-configuring the existing setup rather than re-installing from scratch etc. And I am unfortunately behind schedule with the notebook so several more days setting everything up again is not really an option. I just need the timeout value fixed for the one user without making her an Admin user, restricted is better for protecting from malware, etc. Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
Clarification: "I already did this, it did not work. Thank you, Tom"
means that I already tried the Group Policy suggestion from Asher_N *before* I posted to these NGs. I explained what I have already tried to do, but without success. Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
Look at the Application Event log for that workstation. Make sure the group
policy is applied. Better yet, download the Group Policy Management snap-in from MS. it will allow you tho see the resulting GPOs for any user on any wkstn. I use those settings here and they always work. Something may be either blocking the GPO or overiding it. Also try to run GPRESULTS from te workstation. "tlyczko" wrote in news:1133884635.994858.302950 @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com: Clarification: "I already did this, it did not work. Thank you, Tom" means that I already tried the Group Policy suggestion from Asher_N *before* I posted to these NGs. I explained what I have already tried to do, but without success. Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
As a quick and dirty, make 'Everyone' a member of the local admin group,
logon as the user and set the timout. Remove 'Everyone' from the admin group. "tlyczko" wrote in news:1133884526.571641.203110 @g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: I know about the Shared Computer Kit, but it seems to assume one is starting from scratch with installing XP, etc. I am reconfiguring an XP notebook that came from Dell with no installer CD (they're supposed to send me one but i am not hopeful it will arrive)...so I worked on re-configuring the existing setup rather than re-installing from scratch etc. And I am unfortunately behind schedule with the notebook so several more days setting everything up again is not really an option. I just need the timeout value fixed for the one user without making her an Admin user, restricted is better for protecting from malware, etc. Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
Hi Asher, thank you for responding, I will try your QED solution first
and hopefully I don't have to use your longer suggestion. Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
"tlyczko" wrote in news:1133887126.384928.252310
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: Hi Asher, thank you for responding, I will try your QED solution first and hopefully I don't have to use your longer suggestion. Thank you, Tom You should still try to troubleshoot why the policy does not get applied. A quick fix only removes the symptom, not the cause. You don't want to rely on wotkarounds for every problem and every machine that you set up. |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
I found it in 'Default Domain Users' on our DC, changed that to 10
minutes and that did the trick. I can re-adjust it any time...Thank you, Tom |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
"tlyczko" wrote in news:1133888308.954605.105880
@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: I found it in 'Default Domain Users' on our DC, changed that to 10 minutes and that did the trick. I can re-adjust it any time...Thank you, Tom Glad it worked out. Download this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0A6D4C24-8CBD- 4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en The GPMC has saved me hours of tracking down why a policy does not apply. For any given wkstn/user combo, it can show you which settings were applied, and which GPO they came from. |
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Change restricted user's default screensaver timeout, how??
Thank you for the download link! tom
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