Gateway login
Getting locked out of your Gateway computer can be
frustrating, especially when you have school or work deadlines.
You can get locked out of your Gateway computer in cases
where a password-protected screensaver became corrupt, or if the you have set
the default screensaver to use a screensaver that does not exist.
Gateway computers come with Microsoft Windows XP and 2000,
including the professional versions of both.
Knowing how to unlock your a Gateway computer can save you time
and irritation.
Press the "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Delete" keys on your
keyboard simultaneously to unlock your Gateway computer.
Type the last logged-on user's login information and click
"OK" if you see a locked computer message along with "Only
domain/username or an administrator can unlock this computer."
Press the "Ctrl," "Alt" and
"Delete" keys once again when you see the Unlock Computer window
disappear.
Log on as usual.
Method 2
Shut down the locked Gateway computer by using the Microsoft
Windows Resource Kit Shutdown tool. This tool shuts down and restarts a Windows
2000- or NT 4.0-based Gateway computer. Note the dialog box that comes up
called System Shutdown.
Wait for the shutdown timer to run out and see the Welcome
to Windows box displayed on the screen.
Press "Ctrl," "Alt" and
"Delete," which unlocks the computer.
Log onto your Gateway computer normally.
Method 3: Backup, Modify and Restore the Registry
Click "Start" and "Run," then type in
the command below in the field box exactly as printed:
%SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
Click "Create a Restore Point," then click
"Next" on the Welcome to System Restore page that appears.
Type any name for the restore point, then click
"Create" on the Create a Restore Point page. Click "Close"
after creating the restore point.
Perform this procedure before you make changes to the
registry, just in case you make an error; otherwise, incorrect registry changes
could create serious problems with your computer.
Click "Yes" if you receive a prompt to turn on
System Restore at this point.
Clear the "Turn Off System Restore" check box by
clicking on it, then click "OK," and repeat.
Click "Start," then type "regedt32.exe"
(without the quotes) in search field box to modify the registry and unlock the
computer. Press the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
Locate the scrnsave.exe value under the registry key below:
HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop
Click "String" on the Edit menu, type
"logon.scr" (without the quotes), then click "OK."
Look for the ScreenSaverIsSecure value, then click
"String" on the Edit menu, type "0," then click
"OK."
Quit the Registry Editor
Click "Start" and "Run," then type the
command below exactly as printed to restore the registry, then click
"OK":
%SystemRoot%\System32\Restore\Rstrui.exe
Click "Restore My Computer to an Earlier Time" on
the Welcome to System Restore page, then click "Next."
Note your computer may already be selected to restore to an
earlier time--in this case, just click "Next."
Click the system checkpoint on the Select a Restore Point
page.
Click "Guided Help (Registry Backup)," then click
"Next" on the "On This List Select the Restore Point" area.
Click "OK" if you see a System Restore message
listing all the configuration changes it will make.
Click "Next" when you come to the Confirm Restore
Point Selection page.
System Restore will now restore the Windows XP configuration
you had at an earlier time, and then it will restart your Gateway computer.
Log onto your computer as usual, and then click
"OK" when you see the System Restore Confirmation page.
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