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I have an XP Home system using a regular screen saver to force relogon after
1 hour of inactivity. This works sometimes and not others. How can I
determine what keeps it from forcing the logon. I need this to happen to keep
unauthorized users off if a user forgets to logoff.
Don't know if this matters, but the PC is the the internet gateway(dial up)
for a small LAN.
Thanks for the help.
 
Davenk said:
I have an XP Home system using a regular screen saver to force relogon
after 1 hour of inactivity. This works sometimes and not others. How
can I determine what keeps it from forcing the logon. I need this to
happen to keep unauthorized users off if a user forgets to logoff.
Don't know if this matters, but the PC is the the internet
gateway(dial up) for a small LAN.
Thanks for the help.
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Yes, it matters about the dialup gateway. The screensaver will only go
on if there is no activity. Apparently dialing up is activity enough to
wake the machine and prevent the screensaver from activating. Another
thing that often prevents the necessary inactivity is a wireless
keyboard or mouse. A good way to test the dialup theory would be to
make a different, non-critical machine the Internet gateway and see if
that solves the issue.

Malke
 
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