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Lock Windows XP Machine How Can I Lock My Winxp By Using Ctrl+alt+del Guys and Girls, Its even easier to lock your Windows XP machine. Just press the "Windows Logo" key on your keyboard and simultaneously press "L" key and your XP Machine is locked. There is a draw back to the "alt+ctrl+del" option even if you disable it displaying Task Manager and it is that you may press the combination but may forget to press "Enter" key or click on "Lock Compu...
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Here's a simple trick that'll create an icon on your desktop. Clicking on that will achieve the same effect. I've no idea how to bring that button back on tha dialog box that pops up on Ctrl-Alt-Del.
1. First create a new shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on a blank space > New Shortcut. 2. In the dialog box that comes up and asks you for the location of the program, copy and paste this entire line: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation. 3. Click NEXT and give a name for your shortcut - say "Lock Computer". 4. Click on FINISH to create the shortcut and place the icon on your desktop.. Click away, Lock it Up and Feel Happy 
I don't know that XP allows for actual locking, I'll look into that for you. However, if you are using fast user switch mode, simply log off by switching users. Yo bring the log off menu up press the windows key and the L key. Then, a password will be required to regain access, but programs will be left running. To lock the computer and require users to press ctrl-alt-del before logging on follow these instructions (from Windows help and support center)
1: Open User Accounts in Control Panel 2: Click the advanced tab 3: In Secure Logon select Require users to press CTRL-ALT-DEL QUOTE (microscopic^earthling @ Mar 19 2005, 06:16 PM) 1. First create a new shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on a blank space > New Shortcut. 2. In the dialog box that comes up and asks you for the location of the program, copy and paste this entire line: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation. 3. Click NEXT and give a name for your shortcut - say "Lock Computer". 4. Click on FINISH to create the shortcut and place the icon on your desktop.. Thanks man... it works just fine... But it is for one user only.. if other user want to have same function, they need to creat this "lock Computer" shortcut by themself. If it works just like win2000, it would be great.
cool didnt know I could do that on XP, I just used the switch user method, thanks though. What about the shutdown shortcuts, I made one on 98 but cant do it on XP, it was just another shiortcut but its not working anymore.
My friend just gave a very simple way to bring that win2000 style dialog back up in winxp.
what you need to do is deactivate the welcome screen go to control panel > user accounts > change the way users log on and log off > uncheck "Use the welcome screen" now restart your pc to see what happen... QUOTE (Trekkie101 @ Mar 20 2005, 12:32 AM) What about the shutdown shortcuts, I made one on 98 but cant do it on XP, it was just another shiortcut but its not working anymore.  I did the same thing for my win98 a few years ago.. In winxp, you can do that by: creat a new shortcut (read microscopic^earthling's post above) with shutdown -s for the location You pc should be shutdown after you clicked on this shortcut. if you put shutdown -r for the location, you pc will be reboot when you click on it.
The lock thing is more or less the same as the fast user switch one because both still leave your programs running.
QUOTE (microscopic^earthling @ Mar 19 2005, 05:16 PM) Here's a simple trick that'll create an icon on your desktop. Clicking on that will achieve the same effect. I've no idea how to bring that button back on tha dialog box that pops up on Ctrl-Alt-Del. 1. First create a new shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on a blank space > New Shortcut. 2. In the dialog box that comes up and asks you for the location of the program, copy and paste this entire line: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation. 3. Click NEXT and give a name for your shortcut - say "Lock Computer". 4. Click on FINISH to create the shortcut and place the icon on your desktop.. Click away, Lock it Up and Feel Happy Wa, u r so cool. just learn it. Thanks
What I do (and works quite well for me) is that I have my user session password protected, so when I'm leaving, I go to "change user" and it's back to the "select user" screen. And when I come back, I type my password and enter.
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How Can I Lock My Winxp By Using Ctrl+alt+del Guys and Girls, Its even easier to lock your Windows XP machine. Just press the "Windows Logo" key on your keyboard and simultaneously press "L" key and your XP Machine is locked. There is a draw back to the "alt+ctrl+del" option even if you disable it displaying Task Manager and it is that you may press the combination but may forget to press "Enter" key or click on "Lock Computer" button and your PC is still un-locked. Try "Win-Logo+L" key combination and that is that, your PC locked. Cheerio Musawwir
Awesome guys Inever thought winkey+L locked my computer. That'll keep nasty housemates out. -reply by Pie Vendor
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How Can I Lock My Winxp By Using Ctrl+alt+del Replying to KlassThank you !! the tweak you have give is nice instead of a long procedure its easy like winkey+L and it really works in xp .. -reply by waheed QUOTE (ninjamunky @ Jun 10 2005, 08:13 AM) I sheduled a task on XP once that made it so that on logon, it shutdown with certain parameters, but since it was on a network and with the account it was one, it got logged off and then didn't follow through with the shutdown for some reason. Worked alright though LOL, locked the person out of the computer basically. So, we left it like that for a day and then fixed it via safemode the next day And then the teacher, ironically, said to someone, "You know, we were having problems with that computer yesterday. I guess the admins came in and fixed it." Hahahaha.Oh man.. thats a cruel joke.. 
The initial post was windows 2000, but when mentioned of Windows XP no one bothered to ask if it was Professional or Home.
Windows 2000 Pro Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Windows 2003 Servers All use Windows Key + L to lock the computer. Windows XP Home uses Fast User Switch, Logoff, etc. when using the Windows Key + L. When I read that Windows +L is just a shortcut key for fast user switch and will not work if u have it disabled from User Accounts. I was a little lost as it works on my XP Professional Machines. Hope no one was consfused with this, and I wanted to clarify that it does work in Windows XP Professional.
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