Re: How do I avoid having to give Password, etc. at Restart time

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die.spam wrote:
I know - you are the "only one who lives there, the only one who
uses your computer".. etc. Great. When your home gets broken
into and computer stolen (either physically or virtually) <- you
may be thinking something else, like "all of my (the only person
who lives here, the only person who uses that computer) records,
pictures, emails, financial information, cached passwords,
contacts, etc.. are on that computer."

But that is an individual choice. You get to weigh the risks. =)

die.spam wrote:
an xp password wont protect your files.. I would boot it from a
linux live cd and have full access of everything on the hdd.. user
accounts on xp are only useful for when one or more people use the
computer stopping them so they can't see your personal files.

As I said - you get to weigh the risks.
A passworded system - no matter the operating system - is not going to keep
anyone out own its own given time/knowledge/effort.

However - Physical Security is a great first deterrent.
The simplistic logon password is the next level.
Add a BIOS password for another level and only boot from the hard disk
drive.
Perhaps ad a boot-up password as well as a Windows password.
Encrypt your data with software/passwords.
etc...

As always - *you have to weigh the risks* against the convenience of
accessing your data.

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