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I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:
Create a Desktop Shortcut to Lock Your Computer
You secure your computer by locking it whenever you're away from your desk. If you?re on a domain, by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and then clicking Lock Computer, you can prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer. Only you and members of the Administrators group on your computer can unlock it. (You unlock it by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del, typing your password, and then clicking OK.)
To create an even quicker means of securing your computer, place a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:
Create a Desktop Shortcut to Lock Your Computer
You secure your computer by locking it whenever you're away from your desk. If you?re on a domain, by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and then clicking Lock Computer, you can prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer. Only you and members of the Administrators group on your computer can unlock it. (You unlock it by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del, typing your password, and then clicking OK.)
To create an even quicker means of securing your computer, place a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:
- Right-click an open area of your desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
- In the Location box, type %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
- Click Next, in the Name box type a name for the shortcut such as, Lock Computer, and then click Finish.
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Re: Create a Desktop Shortcut to Lock Your Computer This was a great tip. In previous versions of MS Office, there was a button on the Office Toolbar for Executing the Screensaver, this is not available in the newer version of Office. Do you have any idea of how to setup a shortcut to execute the Chosen Screensaver?
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Originally Posted by boydam
This was a great tip. In previous versions of MS Office, there was a button on the Office Toolbar for Executing the Screensaver, this is not available in the newer version of Office. Do you have any idea of how to setup a shortcut to execute the Chosen Screensaver?
or you could right click on the desktop choose new ./shortcut, and put the screensave path in like this one ,C:\WINDOWS\system32\sspipes.scr and save it and that will load that screen saver ,you could then drage it from the desktop to the quick launch tool bar .and exectute the screensaver from there ,
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Thank you. That worked for the purpose.
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Originally Posted by boydam
Thank you. That worked for the purpose.
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Those tips are great! Dont need to wait anymore the the SS to kick in
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for better results disable the welcmoe screen. then you get an NT style login window with the control-alt-del thingy when you lock your workstation
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Thanks Heaps for that. Makes it easier to keep my sister out
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