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Windows 2000/NT forum: User profile defaults to administrator in standby mode

by: Tim Brewer October 1, 2009 4:07 AM PDT

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User profile defaults to administrator in standby mode

by Tim Brewer - 10/1/09 4:07 AM

Here is my problem:

I am using an older PC for guest use in our B&B lobby, and it runs on Windows 2000 pro (don't want to upgrade to XP as PC is several years old and the 2000 works just fine). I have set up a user profile for guests which does not allow any settings to be changed. But whenever the PC goes in standby mode it comes out with the log in box saying that the PC is locked and only the administrator can unlock it. A guest can't log in with the guest password, this is denied and I have to log off administrator then log in as guest.So several times a day I am being called to unlock the PC.

How can I set this PC so when it comes out of standby it remember which profile it was on previously?

I thought of leaving the PC on all the time with a screen saver, but the fan is a bit noisy at night time.

Hope someone has a solution.


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Some where.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/1/09 4:26 AM

In Reply to: User profile defaults to administrator in standby mode by Tim Brewer

Sorry. While I ran Windows NT, 2000 for years I know there is a box to check or uncheck that is all about an "ask for password on resume." All you need to do is find and uncheck that box. I'd look in the control panel, power settings.

And don't forget the old trick of promoting that user to a power or administrator to allow this change then bouncing that account back to the old rights.

Again, sorry that I don't remember exactly where that was but the last Windows 2000 box was replaced the first of this year. No more Windows 2000 machines for me to find a step by step for folk.
Bob


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thanks

by Tim Brewer - 10/1/09 5:00 AM

In Reply to: Some where. by R. Proffitt Moderator

thanks Bob, yup there was a little box that needed un-checking under control panel/ power settings. Just did it and will wait for standby to see how it works. Easy if you know where it is, the kind of thing you can spend hours searching for in MS help archives!


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You're welcome.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/1/09 5:54 AM

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I am going to be apologizing many times in this forum because we don't have any Windows 2000 machines running at home or office. It was a grand version of the Windows OS that knew how to get work done.

If I helped you find it, that's all I could hope for.
Bob


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works fine

by Tim Brewer - 10/1/09 7:04 AM

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Thanks a lot Bob, PC came right back to user screen after standby sleep. No need to fiddle with upgrade/downgrade of the account as I made the change in administrator mode. No more agonizing wait for windows 2000 to save the settings as it logs out!


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by R. Proffitt Moderator - 10/1/09 8:00 AM

In Reply to: works fine by Tim Brewer

And just like that tag you cut off that shirt that was irritating the heck out of you for days I know the feeling when you get rid of such a thing!

Bob


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