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Workstation is not locked when you remove a smart card in Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you remove your smart card from the smart card reader, the computer is not locked even if the Smart card removal behavior local policy is set to Lock Workstation.

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CAUSE

This problem may occur when you remove your smart card while a screen saver is active.

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A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time    Version           Size    File name
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   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6738      42,256  Basesrv.dll
   17-Jan-2003  09:06  5.0.2195.6656     236,304  Cmd.exe
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6762     222,992  Gdi32.dll
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6816     711,440  Kernel32.dll
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6807     333,584  Msgina.dll
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6701      90,232  Rdpwd.sys
   04-Sep-2003  10:06  5.0.2195.6801   5,232,128  Sp3res.dll
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6799     380,176  User32.dll
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6794     385,808  Userenv.dll
   08-Sep-2003  10:21  5.0.2195.6817   1,628,464  Win32k.sys
   12-Sep-2003  11:45  5.0.2195.6818     182,032  Winlogon.exe
   12-Sep-2003  14:45  5.0.2195.6775     243,984  Winsrv.dll

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