Re: Unauthorized Password Deletion
- From: "Vanguard" <vanguard.news@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 10:21:17 -0500
"Confounded in KC" <ConfoundedinKC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E50039FE-BD24-4E3C-A3B0-233FE456652E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the detail Vanguard, I will see if this stops the problem. Just
want to be have some assurance that after I log off the computer at night and
make sure the kids are in bed (or in their rooms), they don't sneak back out
and stay on the computer all night.
"Vanguard" wrote:
"Confounded in KC" wrote ...
> Well, I don't pretend to be too techno-savvy, but maybe this will
> answer your
> question. There is just one User Account - me, and it has
> administrator
> rights. When I start up the computer and Windows loads, you end up > at
> the
> blue welcome screen with my name as the only account. You have to
> enter my
> password to get in.
Sounds like you are using the Fisher-Price welcome screen. That will
only show the Administrator account until you define another admin-level
account, then the Administrator account is hidden. I think the trick is
to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to get the regular non-fluffy login screen
where you can then enter Administrator for the account name. You have
been logging under your own admin-level account but it looks like the
kids have been logging under the Administrator account.
The default after installation is a blank password for the Administrator
account (although, I believe, you are prompted to specify a non-blank
password). With a blank password, anyone can login under the
Administrator account and do whatever they want.
Go into the BIOS and set a password (both a system and BIOS password). This requries the password to get past the POST and load the OS or to enter the BIOS setup screens. Then set the power options so the Power button on the system case puts the system into Hibernate mode and that the system goes into Hibernate mode after a period of inactivity. Or just shutdown Windows and power off. Access is thwarted immediately. Password crackers won't work because no OS has yet been loaded which is required to run the password cracker.
Make sure to lock the case (most have a tang for adding a small padlock or use the permanent-stick lock kits) so the kids don't open the case to use the reset jumper to reset the BIOS settings (which would undue any tweaks or settings that you configured, including the password).
Of course, why are you leaving the computer in a public room to which they have access? Instead put it in a lockable room so they can't get physical access to it. You can buy a stun gun for about $20 solely as a "training aid".
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