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Eagle1Fox2

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hey ppl, I wanna set up a pw system for my pc b/c I'm sick of it being the general use/"library" computer when im not home. I d/l'ed an app a long time ago that did this but you could ctrl-alt-del and stop it right b4 it finished loading up. do any of u have any recommendations on something i can d/l or do that will setup a better pw system? Im running winME btw.

thnx for any help
 
Originally posted by: Eagle1Fox2
hey ppl, I wanna set up a pw system for my pc b/c I'm sick of it being the general use/"library" computer when im not home. I d/l'ed an app a long time ago that did this but you could ctrl-alt-del and stop it right b4 it finished loading up. do any of u have any recommendations on something i can d/l or do that will setup a better pw system? Im running winME btw.

thnx for any help
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move it on over to the Software/Applications forum?

and why not just set a password for administrator, disable all other user accounts, and enable it to check at boot, and for screen savers?
 
Originally posted by: Eagle1Fox2
how would i setup a bios pw?
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Specific instructions here would depend on your BIOS. However, essentially you enter the BIOS early on in the boot process (you'll see something like "press DEL to enter setup"), and in there you'll find an option to set a password. Probably under general setup.
 
then everytime afterward, will it prompt me for a pw before it boots up ME, or will I have to go into the bios manually before ME loads up and then enter the pw? thnx alot for the help guys. (it's a dell/intel system)
 
Well, I would go with a bios password and have your case locked up. Some cases allow you to do this. If you want anything else as far as password protection to keep people from altering/downloading or otherwise messing with it, use a program like deepfreeze. Whatever changes are made are completely erased every time someone logs off or reboots. We use it in our library computers at my college, so you may want to look into that.
 
In all honesty, I think the best bet is to switch to winXP/2000 or (I know it really isn't a viable opition) Linux.
 
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