السبت، أغسطس 18، 2007

{ Logoff your locked windows }

Your staff may forgot to log off Windows which may be a security risk, Or maybe you have more than one users using the same Computer and they lock it to keep there work on until a later time which can reach the next day.

There is a tool named Winexit.scr, It can be found in the Windows server 2003 resource kit tools http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9D467A69-57FF-4AE7-96EE-B18C4790CFFD&displaylang=en
Just click install on the tool, It will be loaded with the screen savers menu or you can copy and paste it the %systemroot% (C:\Windows).

Now from the screen saver menu in the display properties choose the logoff screen saver, Then click setting adjust it for the best suit your organization.
Note: There is a small problem with non administrators users, The registry key.

Just adjust the permission on the following registry key and it's will be solved:
1. Start registry Editor (regedit) paste it in RUN from start button.
2. Open the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\microsoft\windowsNT\currentversion\IniFileMappings\Control.ini
3. On the Security menu, click permissions.
4. In the Name box, click Everyone, and then click Special Access in the Type of Access box.
5. Click to select the Set Value and Create Subkey check boxes.
6. Click OK, and then click OK.
7. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

For farther information you may refer to: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297267 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156677

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