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Old 01-25-2008   #1 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Administrator Locked?? Help!

I had to reinstall mt Vista 32 Ultimate (motherboard) now when I bring it out
of sleep mode i have a page with my name and Locked under it..also a button
to switch user. I did not have this before. How can I get rid of the page and
what does Locked mean? please advise

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Old 01-25-2008   #2 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Administrator Locked?? Help!

Gordon wrote:
Quote:

> I had to reinstall mt Vista 32 Ultimate (motherboard) now when I bring it out
> of sleep mode i have a page with my name and Locked under it..also a button
> to switch user. I did not have this before. How can I get rid of the page and
> what does Locked mean? please advise
Go to the Power Management applet in Control Panel and uncheck the box
that requires a password when resuming from sleep mode. There is a
second place where you'll find a similar checkbox and that's under the
Screensavers tab (Personalize).


Malke
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Old 01-25-2008   #3 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: Administrator Locked?? Help!

That's what is weird. I don't have a password so the there is no option to
uncheck!. in the screen saver area the box is unchecked? thanks for the post!

"Malke" wrote:
Quote:

> Gordon wrote:
Quote:

> > I had to reinstall mt Vista 32 Ultimate (motherboard) now when I bring it out
> > of sleep mode i have a page with my name and Locked under it..also a button
> > to switch user. I did not have this before. How can I get rid of the page and
> > what does Locked mean? please advise
>
> Go to the Power Management applet in Control Panel and uncheck the box
> that requires a password when resuming from sleep mode. There is a
> second place where you'll find a similar checkbox and that's under the
> Screensavers tab (Personalize).
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
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Old 01-25-2008   #4 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Administrator Locked?? Help!

Gordon wrote:
Quote:

> That's what is weird. I don't have a password so the there is no option to
> uncheck!. in the screen saver area the box is unchecked? thanks for the post!
And in Power Management?


Malke
--
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
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Old 01-25-2008   #5 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: Administrator Locked?? Help!

power management has the box in grey, unable to select!

"Malke" wrote:
Quote:

> Gordon wrote:
Quote:

> > That's what is weird. I don't have a password so the there is no option to
> > uncheck!. in the screen saver area the box is unchecked? thanks for the post!
>
> And in Power Management?
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
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Old 01-25-2008   #6 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: Administrator Locked?? Help!

Malke, I did a system restore. I was then able to make the change in power
management!! Thank you! Do I need to wrry about the locked radio button that
was under my log on?

"Malke" wrote:
Quote:

> Gordon wrote:
Quote:

> > That's what is weird. I don't have a password so the there is no option to
> > uncheck!. in the screen saver area the box is unchecked? thanks for the post!
>
> And in Power Management?
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 01-26-2008   #7 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Administrator Locked?? Help!

Gordon wrote:
Quote:

> Malke, I did a system restore. I was then able to make the change in power
> management!! Thank you! Do I need to wrry about the locked radio button that
> was under my log on?
Glad that worked for you. I don't know why you had the problem so I
can't answer your last question. If everything is working and you know
the computer is completely virus/malware-free, I'd just Move On.

Thanks for taking the time to post back.


Malke
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