Please Help! XP logs me off automatically

[crayme]

I changed something on my PC and not sure what! /bonk

If I am logged on and walk away and leave the PC idle for more than a few minutes it logs me off to the log on screen automatically.

If I am browsing or moving the mouse it is fine, but if I stop what I am doing and dont touch the mouse/keyboard for more than a few minutes, It logs me off automatically. Its not a screensaver as they are disabled. :confused:

What did I do? How can I stop this?

Please advise!!

Cory

[phishhead]

go to the display prop. under the screen saver tab you'll find the power options...under standby change it to a larger amount of time or just disable it like I do.

[crayme]

go to the display prop. under the screen saver tab you'll find the power options...under standby change it to a larger amount of time or just disable it like I do.


Standby is disabled, I didnt think to check that before this post, but alas, that isnt the problem. :(

[Reverend]

Try system restore and select the most recent restore point that was created before the problem occured.

[piaqt]

Try looking through the power management.cpl.

[crayme]

Well, have double checked and Screensaver, powersaving mode & hibernate are all disabled, this must be some security setting.

As far as doing a restore, what all will that affect? Will I lose all installs I have done since?

All documents i created and the like?

[SupaStar]

Nothing in My Documents will get touched, but all program installs will be rolled back, along with any drivers you installed plus any system settings and changes to your PC's appearence.

[Staind]

This happened to me and my dad.

For my dad, he had a virus, but since you changed a system setting and this happened this is probably not the cause.

For me, I just had to disable fast user switching.
Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change The Way Users Log on/off -> Uncheck Use Fast File Switching.


I will search google for more information if this doesn't help!