Microsoft KB Archive/281353

= You May Be Able to Access the Start Menu While Your Screen Saver Is Running =

PSS ID Number: 281353

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

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This article was previously published under Q281353



SYMPTOMS
When you click Start before your screen saver starts, you can use the Start menu even if the screen saver is still running. Certain keystrokes may cause the Start menu items to be drawn on top of the running screen saver.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, enable password protection. To do this:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) In Control Panel, double-click Display.
 * 3) Click a screen saver on the Screen Saver tab, and then click to select the Password protected check box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB281353

Technology: kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbWin2000ProSP1 kbWin2000ProSP2 kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000ServSP1 kbwin2000ServSP2

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