Setup password in screensaver

[Alan T]

How do I setup a password to a screen saver?
I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

 

[Alan T]

Sorry, I mean in Win2K.
May be I need to ask in Win2K NG.

 

[Xandros]

The Windows screensaver uses the logon user account password. Go to Control
Panel->User accounts and set the password there. Then check the box in
Screensaver.

 

[Alan]

when you check the box it will use the credentials you are logged in with...
for systems that auto-login with a default account it may be confusing
because the users general think there is no account. If you dont log into
the computer (i.e. it logs itself in) then you can hit ctrl alt delete and
choose change password while in windows BUT this might give you an error the
next time you reboot... and I believe it takes a registry edit to fix that...
been a while since I did it.

 

[Alan T]

Thanks, that's why there is no way to set the password.
The computer login has blank password. This was what the network admin guy
set that up. So I cannot setup a screensaver password probably.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How do I setup a password to a screen saver?
I found there is a check box but no way to setup a password.

The OS uses the password with which you initially logged into the
computer as the screen saver password. You cannot set a password on
only the screen saver, but will have to assign one to your user account,
and use it each time you log in.


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[Alan T]

There is no password needed to login my computer.
The password box is empty.

 

[Xandros]

Go to Control Panel->User Accounts and create a password.