Taskbar Is Accessible Before You Type Screen Saver Password (237956)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q237956

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 hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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 that this is a problem in Windows 98.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/18/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbdisplay kbenv kbfix kbQFE KB237956
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