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| Thread ID: 47109 | 2004-07-16 05:15:00 | WinXP "Set Program Access and Defaults" | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 252734 | 2004-07-16 10:00:00 | Still something weird happening... When turning the laptop on (out of hibernation), the following message appears: >>>The computer is in use and has been locked. Only (user name) or an administrator can unlock this computer. The user name appears along with a blank space to insert a password (which we do not have). Clicking "OK" clears the message and shows the desktop. How can I get rid of this useless "computer is locked" message? |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 252735 | 2004-07-16 10:14:00 | yes you can. right click on the desktop and click properties. then click screensaver then untick password protect screen saver. |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 252736 | 2004-07-16 22:37:00 | ilikelinux : Thanks but the box is not ticked. Right clicking on the desktop > Display Properties / Screensaver > "On resume password protected" = the box is not ticked. PF1 experts - any other ideas of how to solve the problem?? Thanks. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 252737 | 2004-07-16 22:47:00 | Just outa curiosity - Have you tried booting Safe Mode? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 252738 | 2004-07-17 02:59:00 | No, I have not gone into Safe Mode. Remember that by clicking "OK" clears the message and shows the desktop, so the laptop is not locked up and needs a password even though the message box says so. I thought that there must be an easy way, but if not then I will have to revert to a Restore Point and then update Windows to get the missing element (removed when going back to a Restore Point). Any other ideas of what to do? Thanks guys. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 252739 | 2004-07-17 05:07:00 | Are you currently logged in as a user with admin rights or user rights? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 252740 | 2004-07-17 11:21:00 | Hello 'Chilling' - thanks for being here for me. Seems like no one else has a clue what to do ;) My wife is on her laptop now and has been for most of the day working on a uni assignment.... and I do not dare interrupt her focus now :_| (did once by insisting she save to a floppy and it was OK then). The answer to your Q is that I do not know :8} and am not sure how to check but it seems to be an easy thing to find out, so will do - probably tomorrow morning. Stick around, OK? ;) Thanks. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 252741 | 2004-07-18 00:55:00 | OK, I have checked the User Accounts and I see that when I set up my wife's laptop I nominated her name as the administrator, but basically this is in fact myself since we do not have separate desktop schemes or otherwise separate accounts (and she only does the most basic tasks on her laptop, being very much a PC novice). Clicking on "Create a Password", I see that all is blank which is no surprise since I never set up a password. But the question remains: How can I get rid of this useless "computer is locked" message? >>>The computer is in use and has been locked. Only (user name) or an administrator can unlock this computer. |
Steve_L (763) | ||
| 252742 | 2004-07-18 11:40:00 | Control panel/power options advanced tab and unclick "prompt for password when computer resumes from standby". If this doesn't work let us know. | Berryb (654) | ||
| 252743 | 2004-07-18 11:59:00 | > Control panel/power options advanced tab and unclick > "prompt for password when computer resumes from > standby". If this doesn't work let us know. If the above doesn't work, you could turn off the hiberntaion via control panel, power options, hibernate tab and untick "enable hibernation", ok. |
andrew93 (249) | ||
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