

Method 2: When the Error Message Does Not State Who Locked the Computer

When the Unlock Computer dialog box disappears, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and log on normally. Type the logon information for the last logged on user, and then click OK. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to unlock the computer. Method 1: When the Error Message States the Computer Is Locked by domain\ username To work around this problem, use the appropriate method. On the Edit menu, click String, type 0, and then click OK. On the Edit menu, click String, type logon.scr, and then click OK. HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop Locate the Scrnsave.exe value under the following registry key: To resolve this problem, use another screen saver program (such as Logon.scr) that is installed locally on the system or that is not corrupted. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:ģ22756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.

When you use a corrupted screen saver that is password protected. When the default screen saver is set to use a non-existent screen saver program. This behavior can occur for either of the following reasons: In the error messages above, domain is the domain name of the last user who logged on to the server and username is the name of the user who last logged on to the server. Only domain\ username or an administrator can unlock this computer.
