Re: Lock out my kids

"frustrated mom" <frustrated mom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:583A6844-16DB-4BD2-A2AC-69C67EADD0E3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have windows xp home edition. How can I lock out my teenager from using my
computer? The word 'No' doesn't seem to work!
Thanks!


Well obviously just saying No won't work. If you don't follow up with punishment, they know that your threats are vacuous. Look at the kids in the grocery store. They taunt mommie no end because mommie does nothing after repeating saying No. Dad makes a threat and they shut up because Dad makes good on his threats. Stop being wimpy with your kids. You aren't helping them.

Use a BIOS password (and lock the case so they cannot clear it).

Put your computer in a room with a lockable door.

Change all password and don't give them one.  No password, no use.

Stop leaving your computer with you still logged in. Learn to put the computer into Standby or Hibernate modes with password protect, or hit Win+L to lock the computer requiring a password to get back in.

Stop using Fast User mode so they cannot leave their accounts logged in. Or, as before, change their passwords so they cannot get in at all. Better yet, delete their accounts and all their data and make them live without your computer.

In the BIOS, change the boot drive sequence to NOT include the CD-ROM drive so they cannot bypass login security by booting an OS from the CD-ROM drive. Also disable the USB ports so they cannot use external devices. Disable the floppy drive in the BIOS. Is the lockable door sounding good about now? Even using a boot password specified in the BIOS is easier.

Take away all privileges as punishment (no car, no TV, no phone, no stereo, no iPod, no gadgets). Stop letting your kids train YOU. Stop trying to use technology to replace parenting responsibilities. Hmm, wonder what a taser costs these days?




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