Taskbar Is Accessible Before You Type Screen Saver Password

ID: Q237956

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you take your computer out of the APM suspend mode and you have enabled a screen saver password, the Windows taskbar may come to the foreground. You can gain access to any programs that are running and start new programs using the Start menu even though you cannot see them.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date        Time        Version   Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   06/30/1999  10:03:09PM  4.00.954  38,400  Password.cpl  Windows 95

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, you can use either of the workarounds in the following list:

Click to clear the Always OnTop check box on the Taskbar Properties sheet.
Use the Channel Screen Saver included with Internet Explorer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 98.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdisplay kbenv win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug