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PC being "locked" & asking for password

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by bradq

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I have several pc's setup running Windows 2000 Professional. Two of them are having the same problem.

If you leave the pc unattended for awhile and come back there is a message saying "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only \DMW2\Administrator or and administrator can unlock this computer". Its the exact same message you would see if you did Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locked it on purpose.

I have checked the display settings and hibernation and advanced power saving is shut off. It's set to not use any screensavers (password protected or otherwise). The "prompt for password when computer comes out of standby" is unchecked as well.

Why does it keep locking itself with no screensaver/power saver features/options set?

The pc's are all Dell Optiplex GX110.

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by mikel~t

My suggestion is to check the local computer policy, as well as any domain security policies you might have established. If either of these are setup with the lock computer option, that would be your main culprit.

I hope this sheds some light onthe situation.

Mike

by bradq

There are no security policies set up. The workstations aren't part of a domain. They are in a workgroup using the default setup as they were when they arrived from Dell. The pc's are brand new.

by qb

I would say physically sit there and watch it and I'll bet it doesn't happen( because your users are doing it)!!!!!

by bradq

I wish that was the case so it would be easy to solve but the pc's are in doctor's offices. They are out of the office all day over at the hospital and when they get back they are like that. No one has been into the offices to lock them.

by naamor

Another thing you might want to check is screensavers. NT has the ability to lock the workstation automatically when the screensaver activates. This option has to be set when the screensaver is selected.

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