Here is a guide how to lock / secure your desktop using a ready made icon for Log-Off... and I find this useful, especially if you suddenly leave a confidentail work without turning off your PC. Make sure you had logged - in to your user account (with your password) when you use your computer. If you don't have your own user account, here is a guide: [url]http://pc-tipstweaks.blogspot.com/search/label/Creating%20a%20User%20Account[/url] Aside from setting a password on your screensaver, or going to [i]Start[/i], [i]Log-Off[/i] or pressing [Windows]-[L], here is another way to log-off. Steps: 1. Right-click on a blank part of your Desktop, select [i]New ►[/i], then click [i]Shortcut[/i]. 2. A wizard for Create Shortcut will appear. 3. On the "Type the location of the item", type [quote]rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation[/quote] 4. Click [i]Next[/i] 5. Name it as anything you want, I named it at "Lock My Work Station" 6. Click [i]Finish[/i] Here is my icon: [img]http://allvinn.fileave.com/windowslogoff2.JPG[/img] 7. To chang the icon, right-click on it, select [i]Properties[/i], click on [i]Change Icon...[/i], then click [i]Browse[/i] to search for your own icon files, OR.. 8. Under the "Look for icons in this file", just change this: [quote]%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe[/quote] , to this: [quote]%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll[/quote] and click OK. 9. Choose your desire icon and apply changes. To log-off, just simply click on the icon that you had made. Ex. [img]http://allvinn.fileave.com/windowslogoff.JPG[/img] I hope this little info would help ahhaahha