Password Protect Display?

[phandentium]

I have been having problems of people messing with my control pannel when I forget to lock my screen. I wanted to know if there is a freeware application that every time I open my Control pannel or at least the "Display" program in the control pannel it asks for a password.

Thanks.

[office politics]

this will disable access to the display properties. export the current key in the registry so you can toggle access on/off.

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\
System]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\
System]
Value Name: NoDispCPL
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

[office politics]

if you want to disable control panel

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Value Name: NoControlPanel
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

[Osiris]

do you have XP Pro? this will be a lot easier for you if you do using gpedit.msc