screensavers & win2000

[rammy]

Hi,

Ive used the API VerifyScreenSavePwd to verify the screensaver password and the API PwdChangePassword to change the screensaver password(from the Display Properties window). However this doesnt work with win2000. How do I enable password protection for win2000??? Do I have to design my own form??

Thanx

[ib4est596]

I tried to make a Screen Saver in Win2000 but the screen keeps going to a small taskbar (like) in the left corner, by the by this only happened on a win2000 machine win NT worked like a champ

[Mc Brain]

This is what I found from http://www.wischik.com/scr/howtoscr.html . I couldn't try it yet, but I guess you
should not call the VerifyScreenSavePwd if you "find out" your saver is running in an
NT Platform (Win2000 has an NT platform)



Version differences between '95, Plus! and NT


Windows NT does all saver password management itself, and closes savers automatically in response
to keyboard or mouse events. Interactive savers need special precautions to prevent NT from doing this.
Under '95 and Plus! the saver must do all the password management itself. Plus! introduced some new saver
features: less sensitivity to mouse movement while the saver is running; and hot corners which can start the
saver immediately or prevent it from running at all. Special code is needed to handle these features; and
you can use these features under '95 and NT as well as Plus! See also Plus! configuration, Portability
between '95 and NT.