Strange XP problem

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:47 pm

Have a machine that goes to "this computer is locked" after so many minutes. I checked to see if it was an issue with the screen saver and can't find anything.

I have checked both accounts on the PC (maybe there is a third I am unaware of) and didn't find anything.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:51 pm

PC is NOT on the domain.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:54 pm

Sophos is the biggest POS AV out there.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:47 am

Look in the power options also, under advanced > Prompt for a password when computer resumes from standby.

raymondparsley56 · Post by **raymondparsley56** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:59 am

You may want to run a virus scan.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:31 pm

The Dude wrote:Look in the power options also, under advanced > Prompt for a password when computer resumes from standby.

Yep, checked that everything looks good there.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:31 am

Not sure where else to look. I'm on my Windows 7 PC at the moment. I'll probably be on my XP box later on today though and I'll have another look see. Fire up msconfig and see whats loading on start up. You can easily disable stuff from there for a test.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:35 pm

Nothing in MSCONFIG out of the ordinary. I turned off the POS a/v program.

It did it again this afternoon.

And POS does not mean Point of Sale in my world.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:06 am

It has the standard meaning in my world too.

Is it the same window you get if you lock your PC manually? You can log back in OK right? I know thats not the point, but I'm just trying to nail down if its windows doing it or something else. Group policy editor setting, as in a not so funny prank by somebody?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:36 am

The Dude wrote:It has the standard meaning in my world too.
Is it the same window you get if you lock your PC manually? You can log back in OK right? I know thats not the point, but I'm just trying to nail down if its windows doing it or something else. Group policy editor setting, as in a not so funny prank by somebody?

Yes standard window. I did some disabling of "ctrl-alt-del" and "lock" in Group Policy awhile back and still no go. The PC is protected with deep freeze, so the chances of it being a prank are probably very slim.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:45 am

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/242917
http://www.ehow.com/how_5092239_disable ... ional.html

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:37 pm

TonyT wrote:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/242917
http://www.ehow.com/how_5092239_disable ... ional.html

Yeah. The one with the registry was set to 0 so I set it to 0 again and restarted. Don't know if what I did fixed it or not and I am sure no one will have the courtesy to tell me.