screen saver password

Using XP Pro sp2.

With past Windows I could set a password on the windows screen saver easily.
With XP there is a box that I can tick to action the password, but no
obvious way to enter a password to use.

I don't use a log-in password..... so what's the trick????

Rob

Cast-it Admin wrote:

> Using XP Pro sp2.
>
> With past Windows I could set a password on the windows screen saver
> easily. With XP there is a box that I can tick to action the password, but
> no obvious way to enter a password to use.
>
> I don't use a log-in password..... so what's the trick????
>
> Rob

XP Pro screensaver password is your Windows User log-in password. XP Pro was
aimed at the business market where users have log-in passwords....

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:en6Ts8QVHHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> XP Pro screensaver password is your Windows User log-in password. XP Pro
> was
> aimed at the business market where users have log-in passwords....

Actually I made a mistake it's XP Home on my laptop!
So how do I proceed?

Rob

Cast-it Admin wrote:
> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:en6Ts8QVHHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> XP Pro screensaver password is your Windows User log-in password. XP Pro
>> was
>> aimed at the business market where users have log-in passwords....
>
> Actually I made a mistake it's XP Home on my laptop!
> So how do I proceed?
>
> Rob
>
>

As Gordon told you, the screensaver password is your Windows login
password. Create a login password and you'll have the option to "require
password when resuming" on the Display>Screen Saver tab.


Malke
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1. Click Start - Control Panel - User Accounts
2. Click on your User Name.
3. Click Create a Password

Make sure that in Display Properties - Screen Saver tab - "On Resume,
Display Welcome Screen" option is checked.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Cast-it Admin" wrote:

>
> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:en6Ts8QVHHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > XP Pro screensaver password is your Windows User log-in password. XP Pro
> > was
> > aimed at the business market where users have log-in passwords....
>
> Actually I made a mistake it's XP Home on my laptop!
> So how do I proceed?
>
> Rob
>
>
>

Many thanks for the help
Got it working now!!

Rob