Screen Saver PW in Win98 1st Edt.

[Jiminy777]

Hi all,

Anyone come accross this problem before:

I tried to set a PW on the screen saver but the button to change it does nOtHiNg... stuck in limbo ...

Does anyone know how to reset the shell or fix this anoying problem? I really don't want to install any new OS or update it to 98 SE.

Any ideas out there?

>Jiminy

 

[Jiminy777]

I was missing the "password.cpl" file in my c:\windows\system directory.

Hope this helps...

 

[preet2u]

Just run a search for *.pwl files ..just delete that file ..n' now u can create a new password for the screen saver

 

[Jiminy777]

I tried that first preet2u thinking I had a corrupt PWL file but that did not solve it.

I was just missing the passowrd.cpl file that controls the screen saver password in Windows.

Thanks for your suggestion though...

 

[m3z]

go to technet.com and download the file

 

[Jiminy777]

THANKS for ALL the HELP.

I already fixed the problem. I just posted the information so that others who come across the same issue with be able to resolve their issue much faster.