Taskbar Is Accessible Before You Type Screen Saver Password (237956)
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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.
RESOLUTIONA 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: 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.
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Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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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.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows 98.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/18/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbdisplay kbenv kbfix kbQFE KB237956 |
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