Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
    • Assigning Passwords to Screen Savers
    • Changing Your Password
    • Sharing Resources on Your Computer
    • Sharing Folders and Disk Drives on Your Computer
    • Setting File Permissions
    • Creating and Sharing a Printer
    • Sharing an Already-Defined Printer
    • Setting Printer Permissions
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Assigning Passwords to Screen Savers

Your system administrator has undoubtedly configured your workstation so that you need a password to log on and work on your computer. Another useful way to use your password is to use it with your screen saver. When you leave your desk, your screen saver activates and in order to return to the desktop and stop the screen saver, your password is needed.

To set up a screen saver password:

1. Choose Settings, Control Panel from the Start menu.
2. When the Control Panel opens, double-click the Screen Saver icon. Select a screen saver and click the Password protected box. The Passwords Properties box appears (see Figure 16.1).
   

   Figure 16.1 Click Password protected and use your Windows password to turn off your screen saver.

3. When your screen saver is activated, turn it off by moving the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard. You will be prompted to type in your password to unlock it.

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