Screensaver Security

[David]

I have a number of Windows 2000 PCs that are used by the schoolage
children in my day care center.

I have all the PCs setup with reasonable values for the wait time on
the screensaver. The children are always changing it to something
huge.

Is there anyway I van prevent soneone with only USER privledges from
changing the screensaver wait time? If there is no way within
windows, perhaps there is a screensaver program I could buy or
download that would require Admin privledges to change?

David

 

[Ben Myers]

I have a number of Windows 2000 PCs that are used by the schoolage
children in my day care center.
I have all the PCs setup with reasonable values for the wait time on
the screensaver. The children are always changing it to something
huge.
Is there anyway I van prevent soneone with only USER privledges from
changing the screensaver wait time? If there is no way within
windows, perhaps there is a screensaver program I could buy or
download that would require Admin privledges to change?

See http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1190/

Ben

 

[Marcin]

David,
have you considered using Screensaver Timeout Group Policy setting? You can
use other Screensaver related settings to lock down your desktops to
accomplish your goal...

hth
Marcin

 

[David]

Marcin:

This looks like what I want to do. My goal is to prevent my
users from changing the time out period for the screen saver. I don't
really care if they change the screensaver itself.

How do I use the "Screensaver Timeout Group Policy Setting"?
Would you be able to steer me to some documentation that would let me
accomplish this?

David

 

[Marcin]

David - start by reviewing
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...serv/reskit/prork/prdb_cdk_krkz.mspx?mfr=true

hth
Marcin