Comments on: How to Password Protect Screensavers for Computer Security http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/ Technology, Blogging, New Media and Web 2.0 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:36:51 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-725529 Mike Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:48:07 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/#comment-725529 How do you set your password, and how do I know if I have already set a password. I want to start using the password protect screensaver but it doesn't prompt me to pick a password. Please help. How do you set your password, and how do I know if I have already set a password. I want to start using the password protect screensaver but it doesn’t prompt me to pick a password.

Please help.

]]> By: Fernando Montenegro http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-698699 Fernando Montenegro Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:12:13 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/#comment-698699 Such precise and easy-to-follow instructions! Until. that is, I found that my screensaver tab does NOT offer the "On resume, p/wd protect" option... Nice try! Thanks. Such precise and easy-to-follow instructions! Until. that is, I found that my screensaver tab does NOT offer the “On resume, p/wd protect” option…

Nice try! Thanks.

]]> By: Derrrrr... http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-540424 Derrrrr... Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:05:20 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/#comment-540424 Or....... windows key + L locks it. Or…….

windows key + L

locks it.

]]> By: Yaacov http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-414930 Yaacov Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:22:06 +0000 http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/07/password-protect-your-screen-saver-secure-your-computer/#comment-414930 Three simple steps to build an easy and cost free workaround for a password protected screen saver that can be manually started in XP: One: Create a batch file with this contentcopy the following lines into a text editor. @ECHO OFF C:\WINDOWS\system32\ssmypics.scr /s %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation Two: Save the file with ending .bat Three: Create a desktop shortcut to the batch file you created. BINGO! Now you can start your password protected screen saver in Windows XP by double clicking the desktop item. If you need it even quicker, just move the shortcut into your quick start folder. Enjoy! Three simple steps to build an easy and cost free workaround for a password protected screen saver that can be manually started in XP:

One: Create a batch file with this contentcopy the following lines into a text editor.

@ECHO OFF
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ssmypics.scr /s
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

Two: Save the file with ending .bat

Three: Create a desktop shortcut to the batch file you created.

BINGO!

Now you can start your password protected screen saver in Windows XP by double clicking the desktop item.

If you need it even quicker, just move the shortcut into your quick start folder.

Enjoy!

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