Re: need help with' passwording' the pc
- From: "Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 14:05:01 -0700
In news:uOeQgXVZFHA.1152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jerry <NoSpamChiefZeke@xxxxxxx> typed:
> To control turning on the PC you will need to go into the BIOS
> and
> set a password there. Your manual should tell you how to get to
> the
> BIOS, usually accomplished by hitting the DEL key during system
> start, but it could vary.
Be aware that getting around a BIOS password is very easy. It's a
good technique for keeping out the casual intruder--the curious
passerby--but it's useless against a determined invader. If
Matcy's kids are young, it's probably good enough. But if they
are teenagers, it's probably useless.
Read here: http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> "Marcy" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
> news:uJUpYPVZFHA.2688@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi, I need to have a pc set up on our family pc. That way our
>> kids
>> can NOT turn on the pc when they are not allowed to . We have
>> 4
>> user accounts (1 for each) -
>> 2 adminstrators and 2 limited (kids)
>> This is what I want:
>> When one turns on the pc for the first time during the day, I
>> want
>> it to prompt for a password. I know that there is a way to do
>> this
>> but dont remember. WHat are the instructions to do so. AND
>> most
>> importantly, how can
>> I go back to NOT having a PW if I choose to later.
>>
>> --
>> Thanks so very much for your help-! ! ! !
.
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