If you have your Windows XP screensaver set for password protection, whenever your screensaver runs, even if you quickly move the mouse or hit a keystroke, you will have to enter your password in order to re-access your system.

If you frequently sit at a desk working on other activities, you may find it annoying to have to keep typing in your user password, yet you may still want this locking capability whenever you leave your desk for long periods of time.

Now, you can have your cake and eat it too! Force Windows XP to wait before it locks down the computer whenever a screensaver runs. Using Tweak UI, you can add a grace period of a few seconds, minutes, or longer, before a password-protected screensaver actually requires you to re-enter your user information. To enable this feature:

1. Download and run Tweak UI for Windows XP.
2. Click the "Logon" link.
3. Underneath, click the "Screen Saver" link.
4. In the right pane, select the grace period (in seconds). The longer the grace period, the longer the screensaver can display without becoming password-protected.
5. Click "OK" when done.

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