Annoying feature of a recent Windows XP update

I had my PC set for automatic download and install of Windows XP updates. At
some point on 6/13/07, while I was not at home, my PC had received and
installed an update, and I was notified that this had been done. Ever since
that update, if my screensaver has activated, when I return to my PC, it
displays the Windows Log In screen and I have to re-enter my password in
order to conitue using the PC.

Now this is not a critical failure. However, since I live alone, there are
no other Users who can use my PC and this re-logging in is a royal pain in
the neck. Is there some way that I can disable this very annoying feature?
BTW, I have now set my PC to notfy me when an update is available and allow
me to choose whether or not I will download and install it.
--
Scotty
Alba Gu BrÃ*th

"Braveheart" <> wrote in message
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>I had my PC set for automatic download and install of Windows XP
>updates. At
> some point on 6/13/07, while I was not at home, my PC had received and
> installed an update, and I was notified that this had been done. Ever
> since
> that update, if my screensaver has activated, when I return to my PC,
> it
> displays the Windows Log In screen and I have to re-enter my password
> in
> order to conitue using the PC.
>
> Now this is not a critical failure. However, since I live alone,
> there are
> no other Users who can use my PC and this re-logging in is a royal
> pain in
> the neck. Is there some way that I can disable this very annoying
> feature?
> BTW, I have now set my PC to notfy me when an update is available and
> allow
> me to choose whether or not I will download and install it.
> --
> Scotty
> Alba Gu Bràth

Change the screensaver setting to not require a login on resume ?

Tom

Braveheart wrote:
> I had my PC set for automatic download and install of Windows XP
> updates. At some point on 6/13/07, while I was not at home, my PC
> had received and installed an update, and I was notified that this
> had been done. Ever since that update, if my screensaver has
> activated, when I return to my PC, it displays the Windows Log In
> screen and I have to re-enter my password in order to conitue using
> the PC.
>
> Now this is not a critical failure. However, since I live alone,
> there are no other Users who can use my PC and this re-logging in
> is a royal pain in the neck. Is there some way that I can disable
> this very annoying feature? BTW, I have now set my PC to notfy me
> when an update is available and allow me to choose whether or not I
> will download and install it.

Sounds like a coincidence.
Change the screensaver settings - it is locking the screen when it comes
on - it's a checkbox.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

My thanks to both of you. I had originally unchecked the box next to "On
resume, display Welcome screen". This morning, when I looked at that box, it
was checked again - without any intervention from me. Apparently that update
re-checked that box. There were a few other changes made to the screensaver
feature that I did not do. I can undo some of the changes that the update
did, but others I will not be able to undo. Since I have already cancelled
automatic download and install of MS updates, I will be able to go to
Microsoft.com and find out what each update will do before I download and
install it. Unfortunately, I'm sure that MS will not provide all the details
for each update. So, if I decide to install an update, I'll just have to
take my chances that any missing details will not be too disastrous
--
Scotty
Alba Gu BrÃ*th


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Braveheart wrote:
> > I had my PC set for automatic download and install of Windows XP
> > updates. At some point on 6/13/07, while I was not at home, my PC
> > had received and installed an update, and I was notified that this
> > had been done. Ever since that update, if my screensaver has
> > activated, when I return to my PC, it displays the Windows Log In
> > screen and I have to re-enter my password in order to conitue using
> > the PC.
> >
> > Now this is not a critical failure. However, since I live alone,
> > there are no other Users who can use my PC and this re-logging in
> > is a royal pain in the neck. Is there some way that I can disable
> > this very annoying feature? BTW, I have now set my PC to notfy me
> > when an update is available and allow me to choose whether or not I
> > will download and install it.
>
> Sounds like a coincidence.
> Change the screensaver settings - it is locking the screen when it comes
> on - it's a checkbox.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

> My thanks to both of you. I had originally unchecked the box next to "On
> resume, display Welcome screen". This morning, when I looked at that box,
> it was checked again - without any intervention from me. Apparently that
> update re-checked that box.

Nonsense. One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of
third-party applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking".
These include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).

Any of the above may be responsible for the change of behavior after
installing whatever update you're referring to.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Braveheart wrote:
> My thanks to both of you. I had originally unchecked the box next to "On
> resume, display Welcome screen". This morning, when I looked at that box,
> it was checked again - without any intervention from me. Apparently that
> update re-checked that box. There were a few other changes made to the
> screensaver feature that I did not do. I can undo some of the changes
> that
> the update did, but others I will not be able to undo. Since I have
> already cancelled automatic download and install of MS updates, I will be
> able to go to Microsoft.com and find out what each update will do before I
> download and install it. Unfortunately, I'm sure that MS will not provide
> all the details for each update. So, if I decide to install an update,
> I'll just have to take my chances that any missing details will not be too
> disastrous
>
>> Braveheart wrote:
>>> I had my PC set for automatic download and install of Windows XP
>>> updates. At some point on 6/13/07, while I was not at home, my PC
>>> had received and installed an update, and I was notified that this
>>> had been done. Ever since that update, if my screensaver has
>>> activated, when I return to my PC, it displays the Windows Log In
>>> screen and I have to re-enter my password in order to conitue using
>>> the PC.
>>>
>>> Now this is not a critical failure. However, since I live alone,
>>> there are no other Users who can use my PC and this re-logging in
>>> is a royal pain in the neck. Is there some way that I can disable
>>> this very annoying feature? BTW, I have now set my PC to notfy me
>>> when an update is available and allow me to choose whether or not I
>>> will download and install it.
>>
>> Sounds like a coincidence.
>> Change the screensaver settings - it is locking the screen when it comes
>> on - it's a checkbox.
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Braveheart" <> wrote in message
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> My thanks to both of you. I had originally unchecked the box next to
> "On
> resume, display Welcome screen". This morning, when I looked at that
> box, it
> was checked again - without any intervention from me. Apparently that
> update
> re-checked that box. There were a few other changes made to the
> screensaver
> feature that I did not do. I can undo some of the changes that the
> update
> did, but others I will not be able to undo. Since I have already
> cancelled
> automatic download and install of MS updates, I will be able to go to
> Microsoft.com and find out what each update will do before I download
> and
> install it. Unfortunately, I'm sure that MS will not provide all the
> details
> for each update. So, if I decide to install an update, I'll just have
> to
> take my chances that any missing details will not be too disastrous

You could subscribe to MS Security e-mail notifications, you can have
advisories, advanced notifications and monthly summaries for the
security updates. They have links to KB articles although those are not
always available immediately. A great deal of detail is in fact
available.

One minor annoyance to me however are the pesky 'nested' Office updates
where you have to relate the reference of the update actually downloaded
to the covering item in the summary, not always obvious.

Tom