Enter password when resuming from standby

[tigster72]

I would like Windows XP to prompt me for a password when I resume from
Standby. Under the Advanced tab of the Power Options in Control Panel,
there is a checkbox to enable this feature. However, I have this checked
and my computer doesn't prompt me for a password when it resumes from
Standby. I have the power options set to turn off my monitor after 20
minutes, turn off hard disk after 30 minutes and system standby after 45
minutes. I don't like to have a screen saver password set because I would
be entering a password too often. Has anyone else noticed that this feature
doesn't work on their system? Does anyone know how to get it to work?

 

[James Martin]

Is your user account password protected? (or does your computer boot
straight into Windows?) That check box will plop you back at the winlogon
screen coming out of standby, but I imagine if your account doesn't have a
password it won't work.

 

[Sharon F]

I would like Windows XP to prompt me for a password when I resume from
Standby.

Put a password on your account. Then use Control Panel> Power Options and
check the box to "prompt for password when computer resumes from standby."

Since you don't want to use a password with the screensaver, you can
uncheck the box for requiring a password on resume in Display>
Screensavers. Disabling the password requirement here will not disable the
password requirement for resuming from standby.