Feflow pauses simulation when workstation is locked

Hello,

the following problem occurs every time I lock the workstation (Windows 2000 SP4):
Feflow stops the simulation run and only continues - at exactly the same point - when I unlock the computer again.
No processor time is consumed by feflow in the meantime.

This is very annoying since I can't start feflow in batch mode to make several simulation runs overnight.
It is not possible to leave the computer unlocked for security reasons.
I already tried deactivating the screeensaver, but it didn't help.

Did anyone encounter the same problem - and maybe even knows a solution?

Thanks,
Jochen

We just checked this issue again. We currently do not know the exact reason for the stopping of the simulation. However, FEFLOW seems to continue the simulation using <Windows>-<L> for locking the screen instead of <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Del> and 'Lock Screen'.

I tried Windows-L, but the pc didn't lock up - probably because of some interfering group policy.
The command line
%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
however does work. I created an alias for this command on my Desktop and assigned a keyboard short cut, so there's no difference in usability.

A first try last night showed that the simulation does indeed continue when using this alternative for locking the screen. Probably Windows interrupts applications when pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del and does not resume when locking is activated.

Thanks!
Jochen