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"Joe M." wrote in message
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> #2 - If I leave it checked it goes to the welcome screen which is
> NOT what I
> want. I just want it to go to the screensaver with a password.
> Unchecked the
> screensaver appears without the welcome screen.

The screensaver activates after the specified interval if inactivity.
When you move the mouse or hit a keyboard key, you then "resume" by
showing the Welcome Screen which then has you specify the password to
get back into your Windows session. The Welcome Screen *is* the login
screen where you enter your password. And, in your setup, the Welcome
Screen is also the resume session login screen after exiting the
screensaver.

When testing a screensaver, you need to let it run for 1 minute, or
longer; otherwise, you are inside the grace period where the
screensaver activates but you are at the computer and don't want to
lockup your computer so you move the mouse within a minute and the
screensaver disappears and you are back to your desktop.