Re: How do I make w2k secure for logon?

From: Jenny (Jenny_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:33:11 -0400

Thanks so much! But the ctrl+alt+del box is grayed out. How do I turn on
that option. I have tried enable and disable in the Admin settings in
control panel
the local security options. But I must be missing one of the options
somehow.
Thanks,

"Walter Donavan" <invalid@noway.not> wrote in message
news:ukuX48pcEHA.4048@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> CTRL+ALT+DEL is a good precaution.
>
> Set a password in the BIOS. (Watch the first boot screen for how to enter
> Setup. Often it is to repeatedly tap the DEL key.)
>
> That's two passwords just to boot the computer.
>
> Changing the default login user from Administrator to a less powerful user
> is highly recommended by MSFT. Avoid logging in as the Administrator,
> especially on a network.
>
> While you are in the BIOS, set it to only allow boot from the hard drive.
> That will prevent booting with a CD or diskette. You'd be amazed what you
> can do with a boot diskette, especially if you soup it up a little.
>
> You can set passwords for folders as well (for example, to protect your
porn
> :) ). Misleading, boring folder names with encryption and compression are
> also good.
>
> Shielding the screen from outside eyeballs while you are working is also
> necessary.
>
> Search the bookstores and the newsgroups for "PC security" "restrict PC
> access" etc. Read and heed.
>
> The final touch is a locked, bolted-down safe in a restricted access room
> with the computer inside and five or six forms of biometric entry needed
to
> access it all. :)
>
> But nothing will protect it from a serious cracker, and most campuses have
> plenty of them. :-(
>
> In other words, you can take computer security as far as you want, but
> you'll never make it secure if it is accessible.
>
> 

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