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Auto-Lock XP in less than 1 minute of inactivity?

Tags: lock, xp, auto
I work for a medical office running an electronic medical records and billing system with a workstation in each patient exam room.  (The OS is XP).  The issue is that patients have been known to pounce on the computer as soon as the doctor or nurse leaves, thereby compromising the patient confidentiality which is paramount.  It is very cumbersome to manually lock the system every time you're finished with a patient and then log in when the doctor comes back in or such.  We are going to add fingerprint scanners for faster logon.  However, the doctor would like to auto-lock the station after 20-30 seconds of inactivity.  The Windows screen saver function in the display control panel is limited to a minimum of 1 minute before it comes on.  If locking is not an option, then if a screen saver could come on within the 20-30 seconds and then XP would lock within the minute, that would work well too.
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Zone: Software
Question Asked By: computerdoctortxkana
Solution Provided By: qz8dsw
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Solution Grade: A
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