Press the Windows key+L to lock the system. Only persons with your password
or system administrators can unlock the system.


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Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
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"Barry" <Barry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9FBD3200-38CC-493A-83E0-4508A2D2C0FC@microsoft.com...
> my desktop is in a public area. how do I password protect the system at
> the
> desktop stage - allowing only the users having knowledge of the password
> to
> access the system?
> --
> Barry