Re: Security, Password Protected Computer

Very few if any of the programs are illegal.They are all legitimate tools
intended to be used by pros. Any illicit use falls solely on the user.

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"Panda_man" <Pandaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> XP has built-in hidden Administrator account ,visible in Safe Mode only .
> You need to get into Safe Mode and also password protect it.
>
> Noone can access your account if the PC is at home,I think you
> understand...
>
> All these programs,mentioned by Mr.Broom are more or less illegal.
>
>
> Panda_man
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>
>
> "John Persico" wrote:
>
>> Forgive me for my lack of knowledge on this issue, but...
>>
>> How secure is an XP Home Edition machine that has one user
>> with forced login and password protection (meaning, turning
>> the computer on sends it to the login screen, there's only
>> one account, and it's password protected).
>>
>> By secure, I mean, can anyone access that computer other
>> than the user who knows the password? Can anyone else read,
>> access, copy, or otherwise alter files on the machine? I
>> guess I'm wondering if there's some backdoor way that
>> someone could get into my machine (say, through a command
>> line interface or something), by bypassing the XP login.
>> Essentially, I want to be the only one who can use my
>> computer (or see anything on it).
>>
>>
>>


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