As my Pc is being used by my son and his mates (he has his own), and mine has sensitive information, how can I set up an entry password? Sounds basic but on my old PC , I tried this and it was very easy to bypass! I am now on Win 2000. Help, please.
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Dave,
You can set a BIOS-level password - needs to be entered before the PC even boots up (so independent of what OS you are running). Hit the Setup key when starting up the PC and investigate the options. Just don't forget it once set
Cheers,
Gareth
You can set a BIOS-level password - needs to be entered before the PC even boots up (so independent of what OS you are running). Hit the Setup key when starting up the PC and investigate the options. Just don't forget it once set
Cheers,
Gareth
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sensitive **** 
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since you are using w2k, you can convert the file system to ntfs and then enable ctrl-alt-del to login after boot-up.
hmmm... i wonder why your son and his mate wanna use your computer more than his own? maybe you got kazaa running on it?
hmmm... i wonder why your son and his mate wanna use your computer more than his own? maybe you got kazaa running on it?
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DaveMiddleton,
If you want to set up a password to stop your son getting onto your PC at all, then that's easy to do even without your hard disk formatted as NTFS. You just need to go into Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Users And Passwords and tick the box on the first tab to enable user accounts. Then add yourself as a user (with administrator permissions) in the box below.
If you want your son to be able to use your PC but not view your files, then set him up with a user account as well. You may want to make him a 'restricted user' so that he can't install programs (e.g the tons of rubbish that most kids pick up off the Internet without realising). If you log on as yourself and copy your sensitive files into your local My Documents folder, then he shouldn't be able to see or access them when he logs in.
If you want to set up a password to stop your son getting onto your PC at all, then that's easy to do even without your hard disk formatted as NTFS. You just need to go into Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Users And Passwords and tick the box on the first tab to enable user accounts. Then add yourself as a user (with administrator permissions) in the box below.
If you want your son to be able to use your PC but not view your files, then set him up with a user account as well. You may want to make him a 'restricted user' so that he can't install programs (e.g the tons of rubbish that most kids pick up off the Internet without realising). If you log on as yourself and copy your sensitive files into your local My Documents folder, then he shouldn't be able to see or access them when he logs in.
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DaveMiddleton,
If you want to set up a password to stop your son getting onto your PC at all, then that's easy to do even without your hard disk formatted as NTFS. You just need to go into Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Users And Passwords and tick the box on the first tab to enable user accounts. Then add yourself as a user (with administrator permissions) in the box below.
If you want your son to be able to use your PC but not view your files, then set him up with a user account as well. You may want to make him a 'restricted user' so that he can't install programs (e.g the tons of rubbish that most kids pick up off the Internet without realising). If you log on as yourself and copy your sensitive files into your local My Documents folder, then he shouldn't be able to see or access them when he logs in.
If you want to set up a password to stop your son getting onto your PC at all, then that's easy to do even without your hard disk formatted as NTFS. You just need to go into Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Users And Passwords and tick the box on the first tab to enable user accounts. Then add yourself as a user (with administrator permissions) in the box below.
If you want your son to be able to use your PC but not view your files, then set him up with a user account as well. You may want to make him a 'restricted user' so that he can't install programs (e.g the tons of rubbish that most kids pick up off the Internet without realising). If you log on as yourself and copy your sensitive files into your local My Documents folder, then he shouldn't be able to see or access them when he logs in.
Gents,
Thank you for your help. I will follow the instructions given.The help I get here is as usual, great. Thanks again.
Thank you for your help. I will follow the instructions given.The help I get here is as usual, great. Thanks again.
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DaveMiddleton,
Although DJNafey is correct about making Win2K require an individual logon, suba has a point about NTFS. If you're not using NTFS on your data
disks, then any user will be able to view, edit and delete your files.
If you are using NTFS, or have just converted a file system to NTFS, you'll have to review the file permissions, as by default, "everyone" will have full control.
Nog
Although DJNafey is correct about making Win2K require an individual logon, suba has a point about NTFS. If you're not using NTFS on your data
disks, then any user will be able to view, edit and delete your files.If you are using NTFS, or have just converted a file system to NTFS, you'll have to review the file permissions, as by default, "everyone" will have full control.
Nog