Create a shortcut to lock computer

microsoftne · 06-09-2003, 03:30 PM

Create a shortcut to lock computer
Right click on desktop and select new -> shortcut.
Then copy and paste this in the program location box "rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation"
Click next and enter a name for you shortcut and then click finish.
Now you can copy and paste that shortcut anywhere you want on your computer.

daveppeters · 06-09-2003, 03:38 PM

Great Tip! Thanks

BTW, are those quotes in your sig from CSI?

Ecniv · 06-09-2003, 04:34 PM

Very cool, thanks for all the great tips.

microsoftne · 06-09-2003, 05:35 PM

yes they are CSI quotes, "GRISSON RULES"...LOL...
I am glad you all can use any of the tips I post. I hope I can be of more help.

Quantum · 06-17-2003, 12:38 AM

That is so helpful. Thanks, pimp.

Apokalipse · 06-19-2003, 06:18 AM

cool, im running XP home and i didn't think this system had the "lock computer" option

star_topology · 04-05-2005, 01:15 PM

Ctrl+Alt+Delete then Enter is a fraction of a nanosecond slower. We don't need to save THAT much time, do we?

TKE248 · 04-06-2005, 03:46 PM

You can also hit windows + L(with one hand)

its the little windows symbol next to the Alt on the right hand side of the spacebar

06-09-2003, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
microsoftne Super Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 469	Create a shortcut to lock computer Create a shortcut to lock computer Right click on desktop and select new -> shortcut. Then copy and paste this in the program location box "rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation" Click next and enter a name for you shortcut and then click finish. Now you can copy and paste that shortcut anywhere you want on your computer. __________________ Death has a thousand doors, let's see which one our victim chose. "There's one thing that you learn on this job, is that human beings are capable of anything" If you chase two rabbits, you lose them both You say tomato... I say cause of death For sale/trade http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f40/fu...r-fs-t-139695/

06-09-2003, 03:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
daveppeters True Techie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 154	Great Tip! Thanks BTW, are those quotes in your sig from CSI? __________________ IWill XP-333 / 384MB PC2100 DDR / AMD T-Bird 1.33GHz (o/c to 1.40 until I get a better CPU cooler!) / VisionTek GeForce4 MX440 / SB Live! X-Gamer 5.1 / Maxtor 20GB 7200 RPM HD / Toshiba 8X DVD / Sanyo 40/12/40X CD-RW / Win XP Home

06-09-2003, 04:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ecniv ¤ Broadband Specialist ¤ Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,769	Very cool, thanks for all the great tips. __________________ \"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I\'m not sure about the former.\"- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

06-09-2003, 05:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
microsoftne Super Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 469	yes they are CSI quotes, "GRISSON RULES"...LOL... I am glad you all can use any of the tips I post. I hope I can be of more help. __________________ Death has a thousand doors, let's see which one our victim chose. "There's one thing that you learn on this job, is that human beings are capable of anything" If you chase two rabbits, you lose them both You say tomato... I say cause of death For sale/trade http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f40/fu...r-fs-t-139695/

06-17-2003, 12:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Quantum True Techie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 154	That is so helpful. Thanks, pimp. __________________ COMPtia A+ COMPtia Network+

06-19-2003, 06:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,624	cool, im running XP home and i didn't think this system had the "lock computer" option __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

04-05-2005, 01:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
star_topology True Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 196	Ctrl+Alt+Delete then Enter is a fraction of a nanosecond slower. We don't need to save THAT much time, do we? __________________ *\'Failure\' is not a four-letter word.

04-06-2005, 03:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
TKE248 Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 25	You can also hit windows + L(with one hand) its the little windows symbol next to the Alt on the right hand side of the spacebar

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