How to make Windows not to prompt for password in CERTAIN DAY PERI

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Windows XP Pro SP2 prompts me for password when computer resumes from
standby. Does anyone know how to make Windows not to prompt for password
DURING CERTAIN PERIOD OF A DAY?
 
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Saf said:
Windows XP Pro SP2 prompts me for password when computer resumes from
standby. Does anyone know how to make Windows not to prompt for password
DURING CERTAIN PERIOD OF A DAY?
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Hey , man , you was already answered in the Home User Security newsgroup



Panda_man
 
That is not possible by normal means. You would need to disable password
protection for the screen saver. I suppose however you could try using a
Scheduled Task or the AT command to make scheduled changes to the registry
settings that manage password protected screen saver but it will not help if
the screen saver has already activated. I believe the settings are under
the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\
Desktop registry key. --- Steve
 
Multiposted. microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize

All or none.

Open Power Options Properties...
Start | Run | Type: powercfg.cpl | Click OK |
Advanced tab | UNCheck:
Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby |
Click Apply | Click OK

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Wes
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Saf said:
Windows XP Pro SP2 prompts me for password when computer resumes from
standby. Does anyone know how to make Windows not to prompt for password
DURING CERTAIN PERIOD OF A DAY?
Click to expand...

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Wow! I've got the solution! It turned out that making Windows not to prompt
for password during certain period is quite possible! I haven't found any
registry settings for power options, but great thanks to Ulrik Jensen, who
posted about powercfg, a cool tool from Windows command prompt, allowing an
administrator to control the power settings on a system. Powercfg allows to
change the setting enabling or disabling the requirement that the user supply
a password when the system resumes from standby or hibernate. More detailed
info on using
powercfg you can get by typing "powercfg /?" in Command Prompt.
My goal was to make Windows automatically switch the "Prompt for password
when computer resumes from standby" setting (Control Panel ->Power
Options->Advanced tab) off and on at specific time.
So, I created two batch files.
The first one contains:

POWERCFG /GLOBALPOWERFLAG off /OPTION RESUMEPASSWORD
start /dC:\Progra~1\Smarts~1 /b Smarts~1.exe hibernate

The first powercfg command disables the requirement that the user supply a
password when the system resumes from standby or hibernate.
The second command make Windows hibernate using third-party Smart Shutdown
utility (http://www.slawdog.com/downloads/index.htm#Smart Shutdown) that
supports hibernation from command prompt (the other way to hibernate from
command prompt is using
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
command. It makes Windows hibernate as well as Smart Shutdown but for some
reason it doesn't allow the computer to wake to run the scheduled task (see
below)).
So, each time I want Windows not to ask me the password after resuming from
standby/hibernation, I simply run this batch file (using shortcut key for
convenience). The setting "Prompt for password when computer resumes from
standby" is being switched off and the computer hibernates.

The second batch file contains:

POWERCFG /GLOBALPOWERFLAG on /OPTION RESUMEPASSWORD
start MyApp

The first command enables the requirement that the user supply a password
when the system resumes from standby or hibernate.
start MyApp command executes the MyApp program I need to run automatically
when I'm not at home.
So, I have a scheduled task that makes the computer wake to run it. The task
launches the second batch file. The setting "Prompt for password when
computer resumes from standby" is being switched on and the required program
runs. That's exactly what I wanted.

Thanks to all for helping me and paying attention to my problem. And sorry
for multiposting :)
 
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