Screen returning to loginscreen after a few minutes

[Robert Sudbury]

Assuming that it is locking your session, not actually logging you off
Windows 7 ...

Exactly how long after stopping interacting directly with your Windows 7
desktop does it lock?

Is it the same time as when you simply do nothing after logging on to
Windows 7?

Is there a scheduled task on your Windows 7 host that forces a lock after X
minutes of inactivity?

Looking at FireDaemon, the Settings TAB for the Service Definition that runs
your VM/WXP, is the [Interact with Desktop] option selected? I haven't used
this program, nor do I know what effect this setting might have, but that
particular setting stands out to me.

Stop the FireDaemon service running your VM. Does the lock still occur?

What peripherals do you have attached to your Windows 7 Home system?

Are you using a wireless mouse or keyboard?

Hi all,

I have a laptop with Windows 7 Home. There are 2 user accounts. In one of
those there is Firedaemon installed, which launches VMware with XP Pro.
Thus, when I log into that account, I can work on XP in a virtual machine.
Works fine for me.
The problem is, that after a few minutes the screen turns black and the
Windows 7 login screen comes up. I need to login again, to allow me to go
back to my VM. This happens every few minutes and is highly irritating.
I tried to change the Windows 7 energy settings. I went to the
Configuration screen / Energy control (translated) / Balanced settings
(default), change settings and turned all settings for AC Power to
"never". That's all I could think of.
Unfortunately, after a few minutes the loginscreen keeps reappearing and
forces me to log in again, so I can terurn to my VM.
What can I do to prevent this login screen to pop up?

Thanks in advance for your help.

With kind regards,
Fokke Nauta

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[Fokke Nauta]

So then, meiner kleiner Käseburger, it is true (nicht war?) that VMware
runs under Firedaemon, and the latter does not run inside Windows but in
its own space? Also denn, it's not a screensaver issue but an issue of
going outside and then back into Win7?

Your German is quite up to scratch! However, I'm not German
VMWare runs as a service under Windows, but I guess you're right, in it's
own space.
There's a little screen popping up (Interacting Services Detection) that
let's me choose to switch over to VMWare.

I stopped the VMWare service, and started VMWare as a normal application.
Now I don't have any problem.
Also, Du hattest recht, mein Bursche!

I now need to arrange that VMWare will start as a normal application.

Thanks for your hint.

Fokke

 

[Fokke Nauta]

Assuming that it is locking your session, not actually logging you off
Windows 7 ...

Exactly how long after stopping interacting directly with your Windows 7
desktop does it lock?
Is it the same time as when you simply do nothing after logging on to
Windows 7?

Is there a scheduled task on your Windows 7 host that forces a lock after
X minutes of inactivity?

Looking at FireDaemon, the Settings TAB for the Service Definition that
runs your VM/WXP, is the [Interact with Desktop] option selected? I
haven't used this program, nor do I know what effect this setting might
have, but that particular setting stands out to me.

Stop the FireDaemon service running your VM. Does the lock still occur?

What peripherals do you have attached to your Windows 7 Home system?

Are you using a wireless mouse or keyboard?

<cut>

We already found the problem, thanks to Ed.
VMWare runs as a service under Windows 7. Indeed, it's Windows 7 locking me
out.
I stopped the service, and started VMWare as a normal application. No
problem now.

So I need to reconfgure VMWare in that it starts as a normal application.

Thanks for your help.

BTW, the service was enabled to interact with the desktop. U used Firedaemon
before. It's very handy.
No peripheras were attached, only a wireless mouse.

Fokke

 

[Ed Cryer]

Your German is quite up to scratch! However, I'm not German
VMWare runs as a service under Windows, but I guess you're right, in it's
own space.
There's a little screen popping up (Interacting Services Detection) that
let's me choose to switch over to VMWare.

I stopped the VMWare service, and started VMWare as a normal application.
Now I don't have any problem.
Also, Du hattest recht, mein Bursche!

I now need to arrange that VMWare will start as a normal application.

Thanks for your hint.

Fokke

I don't know a word of Dutch. Nobody learns it here in the UK. I did
French & German at school, but these days foreign languages are
declining, even the old standards of French, German & Spanish.

BTW, thanks for the approval of my German, but it should have been
"nicht wahr".

Come and give us your problems here any time; they're of a higher order
than the usual ones, and very welcome to encourage us to stretch our
minds a bit.

All the best, Ed

 

[Fokke Nauta]

I don't know a word of Dutch. Nobody learns it here in the UK.

Such a pity. It's such a nice language with those guttural sounds
It was only a narrow escape that the British won in America. Otherwise,
Dutch would have been the language in the US.
And it's not even that hard. Even kids can speak it

I did
French & German at school, but these days foreign languages are declining,
even the old standards of French, German & Spanish.

I thought that especially young people opted for the foreign languages these
days.

BTW, thanks for the approval of my German, but it should have been "nicht
wahr".

Stimmt. Du hast wieder mal recht.

Come and give us your problems here any time; they're of a higher order
than the usual ones, and very welcome to encourage us to stretch our minds
a bit.

Thanks, I appreciate that. I'll leave the complicated stuff for you guys
I'll be back ...

Fokke

 

[Fokke Nauta]

<cut>

Yeah, I got it solved now. Autostart of VMware with XP as a normal
application after logging in to my account. No more problems.

Funny, in Holland most people speak (a bit of) English and German naturally,
due to the foreign TV series we see here.
I lived in the UK for 5 years and found proper English turned out to be more
difficult than I ever expected. But I liked it. And I studied German over
there
And French.

Fokke

 

[Ed Cryer]

<cut>

Yeah, I got it solved now. Autostart of VMware with XP as a normal
application after logging in to my account. No more problems.

Funny, in Holland most people speak (a bit of) English and German naturally,
due to the foreign TV series we see here.
I lived in the UK for 5 years and found proper English turned out to be more
difficult than I ever expected. But I liked it. And I studied German over
there
And French.

Fokke

You should go to the USA and see how "improper" English sounds.
(-:
Ed

 

[Fokke Nauta]

You should go to the USA and see how "improper" English sounds.
(-:

I know. I've been there.
I know how horrible they sound
And what they eat. And their coffee. And their beer.
I prefer England.

Fokke

 

[KCB]

I know. I've been there.
I know how horrible they sound
And what they eat. And their coffee. And their beer.
I prefer England.

Fokke

Actually, there are hundreds, if not thousands of different English dialects
found around the US. Most foreigners visit one of the big cities, or some
other tourist location, and think they've experienced the entire country.
This doesn't do justice to the millions of other Americans that you
_haven't_ met.

I would not presume to know all about the English by visiting London, as
somebody else shouldn't presume to know about the US from visiting New York
or Washington. The same goes for the food and drink.

 

[Ed Cryer]

Actually, there are hundreds, if not thousands of different English
dialects found around the US. Most foreigners visit one of the big
cities, or some other tourist location, and think they've experienced
the entire country. This doesn't do justice to the millions of other
Americans that you _haven't_ met.

I would not presume to know all about the English by visiting London, as
somebody else shouldn't presume to know about the US from visiting New
York or Washington. The same goes for the food and drink.

Good point. I live in England but prefer the Scottish Highlands by a mile.
At the moment the Edinburgh Festival is in full swing (Yes, I know it's
not in the Highlands, but it is preferable to Glasgow!), and they've
just voted for best joke;
1. Nick Helm – “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.”
http://tinyurl.com/3r4ym82

Ed

 

[Joe Morris]

1. Nick Helm – “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow
White and the Seven Dwarves.”

<groan>

Thanks; I needed the humor after the exhaustion of singing "Goodnight,
Irene" over and over. (It must have worked; none of the trees around my
house came down in the hurricane.)

Joe

 

[Fokke Nauta]

<groan>

Thanks; I needed the humor after the exhaustion of singing "Goodnight,
Irene" over and over. (It must have worked; none of the trees around my
house came down in the hurricane.)

Joe

So, you are a lucky survivor.
Must have been pretty nasty over there.

Fokke

 

[Fokke Nauta]

Actually, there are hundreds, if not thousands of different English
dialects found around the US. Most foreigners visit one of the big
cities, or some other tourist location, and think they've experienced the
entire country. This doesn't do justice to the millions of other Americans
that you _haven't_ met.

I would not presume to know all about the English by visiting London, as
somebody else shouldn't presume to know about the US from visiting New
York or Washington. The same goes for the food and drink.

I must admit, you're right. Fully agree.
I was in Portland once. I was used to have my lunch box with a few slices of
bread, but we were invited to have a lunch which I would call a complete
meal. Each day.
The training instructor took a coffee, which I estimated half a liter. He
drunk quite a few of those.
We drunk beer, Budweiser it was called, you could see it everywhere, but not
the beer I like. Is there any good beer out there?
They showed me the oldest building of Portland, from about 18hundred
something. Our oldest buildings stem from medieval times. It's so new out
there ...
We went out for an evening meal, which was really good, but it was so much
....
Inspite of everything, it's a great country. Amazing, really.
I was happy to be there and to see how it was. Be it in only a small area.

Fokke

 

[Ed Cryer]

I must admit, you're right. Fully agree.
I was in Portland once. I was used to have my lunch box with a few slices of
bread, but we were invited to have a lunch which I would call a complete
meal. Each day.
The training instructor took a coffee, which I estimated half a liter. He
drunk quite a few of those.
We drunk beer, Budweiser it was called, you could see it everywhere, but not
the beer I like. Is there any good beer out there?
They showed me the oldest building of Portland, from about 18hundred
something. Our oldest buildings stem from medieval times. It's so new out
there ...

In England we have a building so old that no one knows who built it, how
it was built, or why it was built. In fact some claim it was built by
spacemen. It's called Stonehenge;
http://tinyurl.com/3gun8b8

Ed

 

[KCB]

I must admit, you're right. Fully agree.
I was in Portland once. I was used to have my lunch box with a few slices
of bread, but we were invited to have a lunch which I would call a
complete meal. Each day.

I hate the extra-large servings that seem to be available everywhere. If it
was up to me, I would rather have smaller portions for less money.

The training instructor took a coffee, which I estimated half a liter. He
drunk quite a few of those.
We drunk beer, Budweiser it was called, you could see it everywhere, but
not the beer I like. Is there any good beer out there?

Anheuser-Busch makes Budweiser, and is probably the largest brewer in
America. The company is a subsidiary of Belgium's InBev. They spend
$millions on advertising to keep their top spot. I prefer a lager from a
much smaller brewer known as Yuengling. They make a good porter, too.

They showed me the oldest building of Portland, from about 18hundred
something. Our oldest buildings stem from medieval times. It's so new out
there ...
We went out for an evening meal, which was really good, but it was so much
...

Always they serve too much, I agree.

 

[Fokke Nauta]

In England we have a building so old that no one knows who built it, how
it was built, or why it was built. In fact some claim it was built by
spacemen. It's called Stonehenge;
http://tinyurl.com/3gun8b8

It's not built to modern standards, so it must be fairly old

I've been there. Interesting place, fascinating.

Fokke

 

[Fokke Nauta]

I hate the extra-large servings that seem to be available everywhere. If
it was up to me, I would rather have smaller portions for less money.

Fully agree.

Anheuser-Busch makes Budweiser, and is probably the largest brewer in
America. The company is a subsidiary of Belgium's InBev. They spend
$millions on advertising to keep their top spot. I prefer a lager from a
much smaller brewer known as Yuengling. They make a good porter, too.

I don't know that one. But recently I found out that in the US one can get
the Belgian beers. They are very good.

Always they serve too much, I agree.

Fokke

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I must admit, you're right. Fully agree.
I was in Portland once. I was used to have my lunch box with a few slices of
bread, but we were invited to have a lunch which I would call a complete
meal. Each day.
The training instructor took a coffee, which I estimated half a liter. He
drunk quite a few of those.
We drunk beer, Budweiser it was called, you could see it everywhere, but not
the beer I like. Is there any good beer out there?
They showed me the oldest building of Portland, from about 18hundred
something. Our oldest buildings stem from medieval times. It's so new out
there ...
We went out for an evening meal, which was really good, but it was so much
...
Inspite of everything, it's a great country. Amazing, really.
I was happy to be there and to see how it was. Be it in only a small area.

Fokke

Portland, ME (Maine) or Portland OR (Oregon)?

Fokke, recently - finally - she who pours the beer served the Duvel I
wrote of (somewhere in this thread) for our nightcap. It wasn't bad, but
not really much to my liking or to hers. We decided to stick with Harp
and Smithwick and a couple of other beers. For one thing, they are a
third the price of the Duvel and the other Belgian brews we've managed
to find here.

Sorry - but, as you know, à chacun son goût (French for YMMV

 

[Fokke Nauta]

Portland, ME (Maine) or Portland OR (Oregon)?

Hi Gene,
Oregon it was.

Fokke, recently - finally - she who pours the beer served the Duvel I
wrote of (somewhere in this thread) for our nightcap. It wasn't bad, but
not really much to my liking or to hers.

I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps it is the export quality.
Or tastes do differ.

We decided to stick with Harp
and Smithwick and a couple of other beers. For one thing, they are a
third the price of the Duvel and the other Belgian brews we've managed
to find here.

I don't know Harp and Smithwick.
But I guess the Belgium import beers must be quite expensive. They are
already expensive over here.

Sorry - but, as you know, à chacun son goût (French for YMMV

Happily I know some French! I shouldn't know what YMMV is

Cheers,
Fokke

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Hi Gene,
Oregon it was.


I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps it is the export quality.
Or tastes do differ.


I don't know Harp and Smithwick.
But I guess the Belgium import beers must be quite expensive. They are
already expensive over here.


Happily I know some French! I shouldn't know what YMMV is

Cheers,
Fokke

As you seem to be aware, I did the French and the "translation" just for
fun...

Harp and Smithwick are both Irish beers. But, as you also are aware,
imported beers here aren't the same as in the country of origin. Makes
me want to visit Ireland. That's not the only reason

So tell me - should I have marked this post off-topic? ;-)