Re: Password

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Bill wrote:

The kids are young 10,9,7,


Then a BIOS password is almost certainly good enough.


I see were i can set on my laptop but not
on the one they used. It has a diffrent Bios. And i could not find it
in there.


You are able to get into the BIOS setup program, but just couldn't see a
setting for a password?

In that case, it would appear that that particular BIOS doesn't have that
feature. Most BIOSs do, but I guess you have one that doesn't.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

Bill wrote:

Help Plz Save my kids from being drop outs.

I have 3 users on the same PC. Each have there user setup the way
they like it and works fine.

But now the one of the kids are doing poor in school so i want them
only on when i say its ok. Is there a way that I can lock the PC
with a password before going to the welcome screen. That way I will
be the only one with the Main password before they can log in to
there user setups. I have XP HOME and all the users have there own
password.

Thanks for the Help


You can set a password in the BIOS, which will stop anyone from even
beginning to boot Windows without the password.

However, how old are the kids and are they the kind of kids who will
find a way to circumvent what you've done? It's extremely easy to
get around a BIOS password, by simply removing the battery for a few
minutes. It's a good technique to stop a casual passer-by from
getting into the computer, but it's really useless against a
determined invader.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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