As Larry mentioned on Windows XP the Windows-L combo will lock the PC. I
use this on my laptop. I still have a Windows 200 desktop and I have a
little lock icon on my Quick Launch tray I added using what I found in this
tip some time ago.
We have a globally enforced screen saver lockout but I lock my PC when I am
going to walk away rather than leave it to kick in later. If you make it
easy to do the right thing you help yourself form good habits.
Thanks, Sam
TIPS: Faster than CTRL+ALT+DEL
By Diana Huggins
For me, life is all about simplicity and finding ways to do things more
efficiently and more quickly. Well, this also seems to apply to my
computing life. I'm always looking for easier ways to do things. Once you
start working with new software, you soon discover little hidden tips and
tricks that can be used to perform your tasks. The same can be said of
Windows XP; as you start maneuvering around the operating system, you are
bound to come across new and interesting things you did not know existed.
So with that, here is yet another way to perform a common task even quicker.
It's now become personal habit for me to lock my workstation. Before I get
up and walk away from my computer, my fingers automatically hit
CTRL+ALT+DEL and then press Enter (call me a creature of habit). Now
keeping in mind that I'm all about simplicity, I can perform this simple
task even quicker by creating a shortcut to lock my computer right on my
desktop. Instead of four keystrokes, I can now do it in a single click and
here is how:
* Right click an empty area on your desktop. From the Context menu,
point to New and click Shortcut.
* In the Create Shortcut dialog as shown in the following figure, type
the following:
* drive:\ Windows\System32\ rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation.
Click Next.
* Type in a name for the shortcut. Click Finish.
You'll now have a shortcut on your desktop that you can use to quickly lock
your workstation.
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Gray, Larry - Larry A
On my office PC, if I hold down the Windows menu key and hit L, the screen
will lock.
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