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    Question Locking XP Workstation After X Minutes?

    I know it's possible for XP to go back to a "Workstation Locked" screen after the screensaver, but is it possible to not use a screensaver at all, and just have it lock the workstation after 5 minutes?

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    Not tried it but how about.

    Create a scheduled task to run after the workstation is idle for 5 mins and have it run
    %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

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    I'll give it a go, cheers.

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    did it work? something i would like aswell, though would it cause problems with playing dvds and stuff?

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    Nah it didnt :/

    Might have to make a logoff program and run that as an scr?

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    I tried Jiff Lemons idea and it worked for me on win 2k.

    Right click in Scheduled tasks folder > new task
    right click new task > properties
    paste: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation into the run box
    Set your password + username in run as section
    Click schedule tab and set the schedule task to When idle
    Set time for 5 mins.

    I only typed that out because using the wizard to set it up didnt work for me so try that

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    Works now, didn't enter the user/password

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