This is the same for both my laptop and desktop. Perplexing.

Both XP Pro SP2's.

If I power up the system, and never login, and let the thing sit at the
login prompt, it will eventually timeout and shutdown after a few minutes.

Is this normal behavior?



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"Thomas G. Marshall" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>
> This is the same for both my laptop and desktop. Perplexing.
>
> Both XP Pro SP2's.
>
> If I power up the system, and never login, and let the thing sit at the
> login prompt, it will eventually timeout and shutdown after a few minutes.
>
> Is this normal behavior?
>

And what happens when you log on?

Pegasus (MVP) said something like:
> "Thomas G. Marshall"
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>> This is the same for both my laptop and desktop. Perplexing.
>>
>> Both XP Pro SP2's.
>>
>> If I power up the system, and never login, and let the thing sit at the
>> login prompt, it will eventually timeout and shutdown after a few
>> minutes.
>>
>> Is this normal behavior?
>>
>
> And what happens when you log on?

Once I log on, then it'll stay up still the next ice age.

I don't know yet what happens if I log in, then log out and let it "sit".





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> Pegasus (MVP) said something like:
>> "Thomas G. Marshall"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>>>
>>> This is the same for both my laptop and desktop. Perplexing.
>>>
>>> Both XP Pro SP2's.
>>>
>>> If I power up the system, and never login, and let the thing sit at the
>>> login prompt, it will eventually timeout and shutdown after a few
>>> minutes.
>>>
>>> Is this normal behavior?
>>>
>>
>> And what happens when you log on?
>
> Once I log on, then it'll stay up still the next ice age.
>
> I don't know yet what happens if I log in, then log out and let it "sit".
>

I suspect one of two things:
- A flawed screen saver
- A rogue startup program

You can eliminate the first by turning off your screen saver.
You can verify the second by checking what happens when
you boot into Safe Mode without logging on.

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> "Thomas G. Marshall"
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>> Pegasus (MVP) said something like:
>>> "Thomas G. Marshall"
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>>>>
>>>> This is the same for both my laptop and desktop. Perplexing.
>>>>
>>>> Both XP Pro SP2's.
>>>>
>>>> If I power up the system, and never login, and let the thing sit at the
>>>> login prompt, it will eventually timeout and shutdown after a few
>>>> minutes.
>>>>
>>>> Is this normal behavior?
>>>>
>>>
>>> And what happens when you log on?
>>
>> Once I log on, then it'll stay up still the next ice age.
>>
>> I don't know yet what happens if I log in, then log out and let it "sit".
>>
>
> I suspect one of two things:
> - A flawed screen saver
> - A rogue startup program
>
> You can eliminate the first by turning off your screen saver.
> You can verify the second by checking what happens when
> you boot into Safe Mode without logging on.

What user manages the login icons/prompt, etc.? Administrator? I'm
assuming I'll have to turn off the administrator's screen saver then....



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>>>>>
>>>>> This is the same for both my laptop and desktop. Perplexing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Both XP Pro SP2's.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I power up the system, and never login, and let the thing sit at
>>>>> the
>>>>> login prompt, it will eventually timeout and shutdown after a few
>>>>> minutes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this normal behavior?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And what happens when you log on?
>>>
>>> Once I log on, then it'll stay up still the next ice age.
>>>
>>> I don't know yet what happens if I log in, then log out and let it
>>> "sit".
>>>
>>
>> I suspect one of two things:
>> - A flawed screen saver
>> - A rogue startup program
>>
>> You can eliminate the first by turning off your screen saver.
>> You can verify the second by checking what happens when
>> you boot into Safe Mode without logging on.
>
> What user manages the login icons/prompt, etc.? Administrator? I'm
> assuming I'll have to turn off the administrator's screen saver then....
>

Sorry, I do not understand your question - please rephrase.

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....[rip]...

>>> I suspect one of two things:
>>> - A flawed screen saver
>>> - A rogue startup program
>>>
>>> You can eliminate the first by turning off your screen saver.
>>> You can verify the second by checking what happens when
>>> you boot into Safe Mode without logging on.
>>
>> What user manages the login icons/prompt, etc.? Administrator? I'm
>> assuming I'll have to turn off the administrator's screen saver then....
>>
>
> Sorry, I do not understand your question - please rephrase.


I'll try this way:

When I am at the login screen, the mouse acceleration is a vastly different
setting than I'm used to. Is this because it is using the Administrator's
mouse setting? If that's the case, does the screen saver for the login
screen belong to the administrator?


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> Pegasus (MVP) said something like:
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>>> Pegasus (MVP) said something like:
>
> ...[rip]...
>
>>>> I suspect one of two things:
>>>> - A flawed screen saver
>>>> - A rogue startup program
>>>>
>>>> You can eliminate the first by turning off your screen saver.
>>>> You can verify the second by checking what happens when
>>>> you boot into Safe Mode without logging on.
>>>
>>> What user manages the login icons/prompt, etc.? Administrator? I'm
>>> assuming I'll have to turn off the administrator's screen saver then....
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, I do not understand your question - please rephrase.
>
>
> I'll try this way:
>
> When I am at the login screen, the mouse acceleration is a vastly
> different setting than I'm used to. Is this because it is using the
> Administrator's mouse setting? If that's the case, does the screen saver
> for the login screen belong to the administrator?

Now I understand. I think this article may shed some light on your
question. It relates to the keyboard layout at logon time but it would
apply just as much to your mouse acceleration settings.
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles...layTab=Article