Thanks Gary... appreciate your help..
"Gary G. Little" wrote:
> He more than likely fat-fingered the Windows+L key combination. I use that
> every evening to lock access to my system. Alternately he selected "lock"
> from the Start menu.
>
> Like Pul said, select your icon or login name and log in.
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> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
> news:uNNpCf41HHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > "JackieD" <JackieD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:25321184-A193-46DB-9A51-EC84F720E31B@microsoft.com...
> >> I'm new to vista... and see there is a lock function (son found it when
> >> accessing the Task Management) and he accidently hit lock... my question
> >> is..
> >> how do you unlock it? or will it reset when I shut down the computer? I
> >> assume I need to use my password to get back into my user (its password
> >> protected)??? I'm not sure whether to shut down the computer incase I can
> >> never get back in again... lol..
> >
> > You can just click on your user picture on the lock screen or enter your
> > password to login again.
> >
> > It's basically designed so if you're stepping away from your machine for a
> > few minutes you can lock the machine to prevent somebody else from
> > snooping around on your desktop, then when back login again. In fact it
> > works the same as the 'switch user' feature, in that it keeps you logged
> > onto the system, but requires you to click your user picture or enter a
> > password to show your desktop.
> >
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> > Paul Smith,
> > Yeovil, UK.
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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