microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize

"Tim Howard" wrote in message
news:47d8a986$0$4045$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net...
> At work my computer has been set to automatically lock after a few minutes
> of inactivity. I just find it annoying to have to re-type my pword to get
> back in several times a day. How do I disable the auto lock? I was told
> I could do this even though my comp is part of the network. We are
> running on Windows XP.

Check your screensaver settings (specifically, the "on resume, password
protect" button), but it might be something enforced as a group policy by
your IT Dept.

Better that than someone else being able to wander up to your machine and
having access to all your work, e-mails etc.