screen saver - On resume, show Welcome Screen

Randall

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Nov 3, 2001, 2:16:07 AM11/3/01

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In Windows XP Home (Release Candidate 1), with Fast User Switching enabled,
when you went to the Screen Saver settings, there was a checkbox that said
"On resume, show Welcome Screen". When Fast User Switching was disabled,
when you went to the Screen Saver settings, the text next to the checkbox
would then say "On resume, password protect".

In Windows XP Professional, the feature "On resume, show Welcome Screen"
seems to be gone. The only option appears to be password protecting the
screen saver. Can I not make it display the Welcome Screen? I have Fast
User Switching enabled.

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Mark L. Ferguson

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Nov 3, 2001, 9:27:16 AM11/3/01

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control panel, power options, advanced tab has a
checkbox for 'ask for password when...'
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Randall

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Nov 3, 2001, 5:44:22 PM11/3/01

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This has nothing to do with the Power Options or Standby mode. Besides,
password protecting is not what I want it to do. I want it to go to the
Welcome Screen when I resume from a screen saver.
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Mark L. Ferguson

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Nov 3, 2001, 5:58:01 PM11/3/01

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OK, Good Luck

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Nov 3, 2001, 11:46:45 PM11/3/01

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The check box is there on my machine (clean XP Pro final build install)

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Randall

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Nov 4, 2001, 3:19:34 AM11/4/01

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Does it say "On resume, show Welcome Screen", or does it say "On resume,
password protect"?
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Nov 4, 2001, 2:36:31 PM11/4/01

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Remove the checkmark "on resume, show welcome screen"..

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On resume display welcome screen

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Nov 4, 2001, 4:13:21 PM11/4/01

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It must be a bug in my installation.

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Nov 4, 2001, 4:16:27 PM11/4/01

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Mine doesn't say that. I want it to say that, but it doesn't. Mine says
"On resume, password protect". This is what it should say if the Welcome
Screen is disabled. However, my Welcome Screen is enabled.

If anybody else has further suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them. I can't
find any registry settings that I could alter to change this.

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Mark L. Ferguson

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Nov 4, 2001, 10:19:35 PM11/4/01

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Go to Start/Run,and type:

GPEDIT.MSC.

open - User Config/Admin Templates/Control Panel/Display

see "Password protect the Screen Saver"

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Thanks so much for all your help, Mark. However, this is still not what I
am looking for. Perhaps I am not explaining myself well.

Please read this carefully, and I'll try to explain it as clearly as I know
how.

Here are two possible scenarios:

Scenario 1: Windows XP Home Edition, Fast User Switching and Welcome Screen
Disabled.

Scenario 2: Windows XP Home Edition, Fast User Switching and Welcome Screen
Enabled.

In Scenario 1, when you go to the Display Settings and then the Screen Saver
tab, there is a check box that reads: "On resume, password protect". This
means that if the screen saver is on and you wiggle your mouse, you will get
a window telling you that the computer has been locked. Only an
Administrator or the user who's currently logged in can unlock the computer.
You are then asked to enter a password to unlock the computer.

In Scenario 2, when you go to the Display Settings and then the Screen Saver
tab, the same check box is still there. However, this time the text next to
the box has changed. It now reads: "On resume, show Welcome Screen". If
the screen saver is on and you wiggle your mouse, the Welcome Screen appears
and any user can log in.

Here are two similar scenarios, this time dealing with Windows XP
Professional Edition:

Scenario 3: Windows XP Professional Edition, Fast User Switching and Welcome
Screen Disabled.

Scenario 4: Windows XP Professional Edition, Fast User Switching and Welcome
Screen Enabled.

In Scenario 3, the situation is exactly the same as in Scenario 1 above.
Wiggling the mouse gives you a password prompt and a message telling you
that the computer has been locked. The check box in the Screen Saver
properties reads: "On resume, password protect".

In Scenario 4, you would expect it to be the same as Scenario 2 above. But,
you'd be wrong. The check box in the Screen Saver properties reads: "On
resume, password protect". Wiggling the mouse gives you a password prompt
and a message telling you that the computer has been locked.

My question is, why is the Professional Edition different from the Home
Edition in this case? Also, is there a way to adjust the Professional
Edition to get the cool feature that you get in Scenario 2 above?

I truly appreciate any help.

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Mark L. Ferguson

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Nov 5, 2001, 11:45:36 AM11/5/01

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With pressing CTRL-ALT-Delete twice for 'classic' password prompt
(usually used for default Admin ID). the behavior differs (by design)
between Home and Pro.

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.

Enabling Fast User Switching on Home disables this. Pro has finer control.
(as it does on almost all security issues)

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