How can I have the -screen saver-password protectiom-resume to the welcome screen?

[Guest]

Torgeir and edubbs

I tried winexit.scr and it closes my applications and logs off to the welcome screen. What used to happen until a few weeks ago is that the password protected screen saver would resume to the welcome screen and guests could use their account with my open applications still operational. I don't know what caused the change, perhaps a security update? Any ideas on how to get back to how the screen saver to welcome screen used to work

Tom
----- Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote: ----

edubbs wrote

Do you mean you want the screensaver to log the person out
and not just lock the computer
Windows 2000 Resource Kit. That works pretty well

H

Winexit.scr is in the free Win2k3 Server RK kit as well (will work o
Win2k and WinXP at least)

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=e

(The kit will install on WinXP or later

If the users are non-admins on the local computer you must add Set Value an
Create Subkey permissions for the group Everyone on this registry key
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersio

How can I use the WinExit screen saver without granting Admin rights
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBC/tip1100/rh1179.ht

Logoff Screen Saver Does Not Function in Windows N
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;15667



Another option is to create a scheduled job on each computer that log
the user off after a set amount of idle time

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]


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torgei
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norwa
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 pag
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcente





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[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Torgeir and edubbs,

I tried winexit.scr and it closes my applications and logs off to the welcome screen. What used to happen until a few weeks ago is that the password protected screen saver would resume to the welcome screen and guests could use their account with my open applications still operational. I don't know what caused the change, perhaps a security update? Any ideas on how to get back to how the screen saver to welcome screen used to work?

Hi Tom,

Sorry, as I have no experience with the "Fast User Switching" feature
(because WinXP computers that are members of a domain disables
"Fast User Switching"), I have no idea what can cause this change
and how to reset it.


You might find something in this Google newsgroup search though:

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_...microsoft.public.windowsxp.*&lr=lang_en&hl=en

 

[Guest]

Thanks Torgeir

Doug Knox spent some time helping me check (and double check) that fast user switching and the use welcome screen were operational. Still, when I resume from the screen save,r a password protected/locked page appears. I'll look through your google tips, though

Tom

----- Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote: ----

Tom wrote

Torgeir and edubbs

Hi Tom

Sorry, as I have no experience with the "Fast User Switching" featur
(because WinXP computers that are members of a domain disable
"Fast User Switching"), I have no idea what can cause this chang
and how to reset it


You might find something in this Google newsgroup search though

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_...=microsoft.public.windowsxp.*&lr=lang_en&hl=e


-
torgei
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norwa
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 pag
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcente

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Tom,

Click Start, Run and enter SERVICES.MSC Locate the Fast User Switching service and the Terminal Services service.

Fast User Switching should, by default be set to Started and Manual

Terminal Services should be set to Started and Manual as well.

 

[Guest]

Doug

The servics.msc are set as you said. The google link below ( I'm sorry I couldn't figure out how to make it clickable) seems to address my same issue but I don't understand if an answer was posted. Seems it's different between xp pro and home addition. I'm using pro

To

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=d...TF-8&selm=ONyNcaeZBHA.1440@tkmsftngp04&rnum=1


----- Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote: ----

Tom

Click Start, Run and enter SERVICES.MSC Locate the Fast User Switching service and the Terminal Services service.

Fast User Switching should, by default be set to Started and Manua

Terminal Services should be set to Started and Manual as well

--
In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.ht
-------------------------------
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Displa
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixe
http://www.dougknox.co

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Doug,

The servics.msc are set as you said. The google link below ( I'm sorry I couldn't figure out how to make it clickable) seems to address my same issue but I don't understand if an answer was posted. Seems it's different between xp pro and home addition. I'm using pro.

Tom

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=d...F-8&selm=ONyNcaeZBHA.1440@tkmsftngp04&rnum=17

Hi

Here is the answer to the post in the link above (and the
last post in that thread):

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=uX1UNlhZBHA.1044@tkmsftngp05

 

[Guest]

Thank you Torgeir. But do you see how this helps me get back to the welcome screen from the screen saver

To

----- Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote: ----

Tom wrote

Doug

H

Here is the answer to the post in the link above (and th
last post in that thread)

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=uX1UNlhZBHA.1044@tkmsftngp0


-
torgei
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norwa
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 pag
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcente

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

go to start/run, in Pro, and type:

control userpasswords2

The difference is probably defined by the checkbox for:
"Require users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete"
although I admit I haven't tested all permutations of this.

Tom,

The above part of that post may apply. Although, with Fast User Switching enabled, it shouldn't.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Tom,

I'm out of ideas at this point. If you're not receiving any error messages, when you enable Fast User Switching, then its probably not 3rd party software or the Client Services for Netware that's preventing it. You've checked the registry settings responsible and they're correct.

Are you using any 3rd party themes programs? Any software that modifies the user interface, that didn't come with XP?

 

[Guest]

Doug

No - on the new software. Actually I'm not aware of any changes that I made to cause the screen saver to welcome screen issue that's bugging me right now. That said, I have not heard of any XP pro computers here at work that have now started having this problem

I appreciate your patience in trying to help me work through this. I don't know where the setting for the locked screen came from

Thanks To


----- Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote: ----

Tom

I'm out of ideas at this point. If you're not receiving any error messages, when you enable Fast User Switching, then its probably not 3rd party software or the Client Services for Netware that's preventing it. You've checked the registry settings responsible and they're correct

Are you using any 3rd party themes programs? Any software that modifies the user interface, that didn't come with XP

--
In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.ht
-------------------------------
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Displa
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixe
http://www.dougknox.co