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Automatic Locking
My computer is running XP, and is set to automatically lock up if left idle
for (I believe) 15 minutes. How can I change this setting? I'd like to turn this feature off to allow myself to, for example, sit back and watch a movie on my laptop without having to jump up and wave my mouse around every 10 minutes. Thanks! |
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Control Panel, Display, Screen Saver.
--=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart = Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "zbender71" wrote in message = news My computer is running XP, and is set to automatically lock up if left = idle=20 for (I believe) 15 minutes. How can I change this setting? I'd like to = turn=20 this feature off to allow myself to, for example, sit back and watch a = movie=20 on my laptop without having to jump up and wave my mouse around every = 10=20 minutes. Thanks! |
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Right, I've tried that, and I have my computer currently set to no screen
saver, and it's set to be "always on". I cannot change the 15 minute delay or "on resume, password protect" options, even with a screen saver. My laptop is normally hooked up to a LAN (not currently, however), so I'm not sure if this is some sort of security measure set up by the IS dept. Is there anything else I can do? "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote: Control Panel, Display, Screen Saver. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "zbender71" wrote in message news My computer is running XP, and is set to automatically lock up if left idle for (I believe) 15 minutes. How can I change this setting? I'd like to turn this feature off to allow myself to, for example, sit back and watch a movie on my laptop without having to jump up and wave my mouse around every 10 minutes. Thanks! |
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If your IT department is enforcing group policies, then no. The =
policies applied at the domain level override any local settings. --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart = Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "zbender71" wrote in message = ... Right, I've tried that, and I have my computer currently set to no = screen=20 saver, and it's set to be "always on". I cannot change the 15 minute = delay or=20 "on resume, password protect" options, even with a screen saver. My = laptop is=20 normally hooked up to a LAN (not currently, however), so I'm not sure = if this=20 is some sort of security measure set up by the IS dept. Is there = anything=20 else I can do? =20 "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote: =20 Control Panel, Display, Screen Saver. =20 --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart = Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "zbender71" wrote in message = news My computer is running XP, and is set to automatically lock up if = left idle=20 for (I believe) 15 minutes. How can I change this setting? I'd like = to turn=20 this feature off to allow myself to, for example, sit back and = watch a movie=20 on my laptop without having to jump up and wave my mouse around = every 10=20 minutes. Thanks! |
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