By god - that's one place I never checked. I putzed around with User
Accounts and couldn't get it to change... you're right... there was a check
mark beside "On resume, display Welcome screen" in the screensaver popup.
thanx.

"Teneo" wrote:

> Could it be screen saver settings , untick the box 'prompt for password' ?
>
>
> "Mike C" <MikeC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:294CA25B-184B-4C49-AB64-24CF6D3AC75C@microsoft.com...
> > Here is my problem,
> >
> > I use pcAnywhere and leave my home pc as the 'Host' but by the time I get
> > to
> > work and try to log INTO my home pc, XP Professional has already timed out
> > and it's at the sign in screen where someone has to type the password to
> > get
> > back into the account with the Host running. Is there any way I can STOP
> > this automatic Log Off so that my account stays active and my pcAnywhere
> > Host
> > is accessible?
>
>
>