can't disable screensaver

[alex304]

i can't disable a password protected screensaver in windows xp. i have checked the display properties screensaver tab. even with a screensaver selected...the password protect check mark is checked, but greyed out. I checked gpedit.msc display options and nothing is enabled. I don't know where else to look.

Thanks.

 

[BadBigBen]

How to disable screen saver passwords by using policies

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272304

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[linney]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and the value "ScreenSaverIsSecure" might be worth checking, perhaps changing the data value from 1 to 0.

Also have a look at any setting you may have for "Fast User Switching" in the Control Panel, see if changing it from its' current setting makes any difference.