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locking/user switching by NiteMare on 04-25-2006 at 03:47 AM
does anybody know of a program that will lock windows or send it back to the windows log in page(with out loging you out/fast user switching), after a give amount of idle time?
btw thats windows XP
RE: locking/user switching by lordy on 04-25-2006 at 03:52 AM
This is possibly within Windows itself, I used to have it set up like that. But I can't seem to find the option anywhere now 
I found it. You have to set your computer to go into standby after x minutes byt going into:
Control Panel -> Power Options -> System Standby after x Minutes
Then go into the advanced tab and select 'Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby'
That should display the welcome screen when the computer comes out of standby 
RE: locking/user switching by NiteMare on 04-25-2006 at 03:57 AM
me eather, i just got this finger print scaner thing, which makes it quicker to log in, to i wnat it to auto lock
RE: locking/user switching by Hank on 04-25-2006 at 03:59 AM
will tell you how to use Fast User Switching
RE: locking/user switching by lordy on 04-25-2006 at 03:59 AM
I just edited my above post I hope that's what you were after
RE: locking/user switching by NiteMare on 04-25-2006 at 04:09 AM
quote:i don't want it to go to stand by though, just directly to the welcome screen
Originally posted by lordy16
This is possibly within Windows itself, I used to have it set up like that.But I can't seem to find the option anywhere now
I found it. You have to set your computer to go into standby after x minutes byt going into:
Control Panel -> Power Options -> System Standby after x Minutes
Then go into the advanced tab and select 'Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby'
That should display the welcome screen when the computer comes out of standby
quote:doesn't really help
Originally posted by Animal
will tell you how to use Fast User Switching
RE: locking/user switching by lordy on 04-25-2006 at 04:15 AM
quote:It doesn't really take long to come out of standby..
Originally posted by NiteMare
i don't want it to go to stand by though, just directly to the welcome screen
RE: locking/user switching by rav0 on 04-25-2006 at 04:32 AM
There is no feature in Windows to display welcome screen after a period of idle.
Windows can be set to jump to Welcome Screen after a screensaver is exited though.
quote:The computer isn't any good when it's in standby though, and you're waiting at least five seconds for it to restore.
Originally posted by lordy16
quote:It doesn't really take long to come out of standby..
Originally posted by NiteMare
i don't want it to go to stand by though, just directly to the welcome screen