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Disappearing Screensaver settings

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by utilityco 1 view

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We recently adopted a corporate policy requiring screensavers be passworded and set to a 5 to 15 minute window of inactivity before launching.

Approximately 1/2 of the machines "lose" the setting -- it is set back to NONE. Microsoft support indicates that it is not a reported problem and that our users are setting it to none. IS staff, who are used to securing their workstations, are also experiencing the "set-back."

Has any one else had this problem with their Windows 2000 desktops?

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by m.mayberry

How are you setting the screensaver? We have just implemented a similar policy, and did so using group policy (gpedit.msc). We used it to set the screensaver, its timeout, and to force it to be passworded. We also "hid" the screensaver tab in display properties.

We haven't seen the problem you've described, but I'd be interested in more info.

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