Screensaver Security

[David]

I have a number of Windows XP 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 can prevent someone 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

 

[Malke]

I have a number of Windows XP 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 can prevent someone 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?

If you have XP Pro, you can use the Group Policy Editor. An even easier way
is to use MVP Doug Knox's Security Console or the MS SteadyState program to
set the restrictions the way you want.

http://www.dougknox.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx
More on SteadyState: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=27570
SteadyState support -
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsToolsandUtilities/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1660&SiteID=69

Malke