A wierd program to give cpu operation time

[Polyonic]

I'm looking for a program that records the periods of time during which the computer is open. Is there one?. Cos I want to catch some one who bugs me by messing with the computer whenever he likes.

Thanks.

 

[igowerf]

You mean your system uptime? If you're running WinXP, you can enter "systeminfo" at the commandline and it'll give you tons of information about your system. Scroll back to the top and it'll tell you the uptime, or how long your system has been on.

 

[Sureshot324]

Not sure if there's a program that does what you want, but it would be really simple to write one if you know any programming. One thing you could do is get a program that counts how many times it has been run (trial version of something) and put it in your startup folder, so it runs every time windows starts. That way you can see how many times the computer has booted since you last used it.

You could also set up a bios password so no one could use the computer except you.

 

[Jeff7]

You could always set the BIOS to prompt for a password at bootup. Set the password, and then look for an option (Probably in BIOS Setup or Advanced Setup) that says "check for password at bootup/setup" and change it to "bootup." Every time the PC powers on, it'll do the POST and ask for a password before booting to an operating system.
Of course, if the person can open a PC case and find his way around the motherboard, he can always just use the reset CMOS jumper.


What version of Windows are you running? If WinXP or Win2k, securing the system is much easier than with Win9x.