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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / January 2008Screensaver protected by password - I really need to know this
I know how to make my screensaver so it's password protected on resume. The problem is that when the screensaver is disturbed, it shows my wallpaper in the background before the password is put in instead of whatever the top window is. Since my wallpapers aren't always family friendly, this can be a problem if and when the screensaver is disturbed when some easily offended person is within view of my screen. This has already happened once. How do I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? Didn't we just have this conversation? You use the same password for On Resume that you log in with. >I know how to make my screensaver so it's password protected on resume. >The [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows > whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? I did that. The problem is when the screensaver is disturbed while it's set like that, the background behind the box where I enter my password is my wallpaper instead of whatever window happens to be on top To show what I mean, here's a photo of what it looks like (wallpaper in photo is family friendly/work safe) http://cloudchasershaconage.furtopia.org/temp/background.jpg I would rather it be whatever window was on top when the screensaver came on > Didn't we just have this conversation? You use the same password for On > Resume that you log in with. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows > > whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? That is the built in security feature, IF your wallpaper is "not family friendly" that is a user issue, and Windows XP can't correct that. > I know how to make my screensaver so it's password protected on resume. The > problem is that when the screensaver is disturbed, it shows my wallpaper in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows > whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? Is there someplace where I can send in a suggestion for users to have the option of turning that off? > That is the built in security feature, IF your wallpaper is "not family > friendly" that is a user issue, and Windows XP can't correct that. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows > > whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? It is too late for feature change requests for XP. SP3 is the last SP that will be done for XP and is already in the release candidate stage. XP is in the latter phase of its active support. > Is there someplace where I can send in a suggestion for users to have the > option of turning that off? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> > shows >> > whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? Turning what off? Locking the PC is what blanks the screen for security purposes, that's the whole intent of that feature. Prevent passersby from viewing any content or accessing the PC. The screen saver is just a "cutesy" add-on. > Is there someplace where I can send in a suggestion for users to have the > option of turning that off? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>>I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows >>>whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? >Turning what off? Locking the PC is what blanks the screen for security >purposes, that's the whole intent of that feature. Prevent passersby [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>>>I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows >>>>whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper? The OP isn't talking about the screensaver. They are referring to this: when the screensaver is interrupted and the unlock window is displayed, they don't want the wallpaper to show. The answer is no, there is nobody that will alter XP so it does not do this. |
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