Help with logging out when laptop is closed....thanks

niwi7

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Feb 21, 2003
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my friend wanted me to post this for him---- i have a dell laptop that everytime i shut it (the lid) it logs me off aim and my username in general

is there any way i can make it wait 20 minutes before it logs me off or something?

thanks so much

help him out if u can guys thanks a bunch
 

JBT

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Nov 28, 2001
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Okay the reason it does this is because the laptop goes into a hibernation state and is trying to save power to make it so it stay on for a bit when the lid is closed do this.
Display properties >> Screen Saver >> Power >> advanced tab >> then look for "when I close the lid of my portable computer" Do NOTHING instead of stand by. Should help and then go back to u power schemes and put hibernate to 20 minutes or whatever and that should do it.