Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
Disable Lock Computer
Name: karthika_2004 Date: July 22, 2005 at 21:23:44 Pacific OS: Windows 2003 CPU/Ram: P IV & 512 MB
Comment:
Having windows 2003 Server & clients r Windows XP,need to disable lock computer for the domain users through client machines
Name: Curt R Date: July 23, 2005 at 05:30:48 Pacific
Reply:
Why wouldn't you want users to be able to lock their PC's? It's a lot simpler and easier to lock (windows key + L) than it is to logoff and you definately don't want users leaving their PC's sitting logged in when they walk away from the console. That's just begging to be hacked.
0
Response Number 2
Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: July 23, 2005 at 09:32:12 Pacific
Reply:
doesnt make sense to disable the security as that is pretty much why you use an NT OS (the security). if you do this and the user leaves it unattended, you will have NO way to trace who does what to the nw and you'll leave it wide open to everyone including night cleaning crews...
0
Response Number 3
Name: will001 Date: July 26, 2005 at 04:28:30 Pacific
Reply:
go to start menu then run and type gpedit.msc. In the left hand pane select -User Configuration -Administrative Templates -System -Ctrl+Alt+Del Options then in the right hand pane it gives you the options to change. Good luck
Summary: I have a user account on a Win 2003 server machine (not a full admin account however). The computer was logged in by another user, and the computer was then locked without logging out. Now, the admi...
Summary: hey mate had the same problem at my place of work simple solution is to disable the lock computer button via group policy that way people cannot lock the machines when they leave. its located under Us...
Summary: in GPO User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Ctrl+Alt+Del Options\Remove Lock Computer Set to either "Not Configured" or "Disabled" ...
0 
