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Ken - 27 Oct 2004 14:33 GMT

Hi

I'm using win 98 (because is the ligther Windows version on which the .Net
framework can be use) , I need to control that people can't change the Date
and Time of the PC.. Is there a way to do it in Win 98 (via registry, script,
configuration etc) or should I have to think about using another Windows
version?

any sug

Thanks.

ken

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Ron Badour - 27 Oct 2004 15:00 GMT

The only way to stop it from within Windows is to move the TimeDate.cpl to a
folder other than the system folder. This would not stop people from going
into the BIOS, etc., but it should stymie the novice user.

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Ken - 27 Oct 2004 16:45 GMT

good I´m going to try it, but now that you mention it, No Operating system
can stop people to go to the BIOS and change parameters, am I rigth?

thaks.

ken

> The only way to stop it from within Windows is to move the TimeDate.cpl to a
> folder other than the system folder. This would not stop people from going
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Ken - 27 Oct 2004 17:09 GMT

Umm I made a fast test in the machine I have here (winxp) and notice that
windows recreate the file Datetime.cpl when it is erased or moved from
win/system32, I have to wait until nigth to test the same on win 98, but if
win 98 behave the same way, it's not going to work for me.

I notice that the time can be sincronized with an Internet Server, that
would help me because my pc with Win 98 is going to be conected to internet,
the problem is that I can´t find the way to schedule when the sincronization
have to be made

any sug

ken

> good I´m going to try it, but now that you mention it, No Operating system
> can stop people to go to the BIOS and change parameters, am I rigth?
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Ron Badour - 27 Oct 2004 22:38 GMT

I don't support XP and this is not an XP newsgroup--my answer was for W98
only and it should work for you. The operating system cannot stop them from
going to the BIOS but a BIOS password can, at least for the novice. I don't
know how the network synchronization process works so I cannot make a
suggestion.

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> Umm I made a fast test in the machine I have here (winxp) and notice that
> windows recreate the file Datetime.cpl when it is erased or moved from
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> would help me because my pc with Win 98 is going to be conected to internet,
> the problem is that I can?t find the way to schedule when the

sincronization

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Ken - 27 Oct 2004 22:59 GMT

Thanks Ron!!

> I don't support XP and this is not an XP newsgroup--my answer was for W98
> only and it should work for you. The operating system cannot stop them from
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Michele Dondi - 28 Oct 2004 07:45 GMT

>good I´m going to try it, but now that you mention it, No Operating system
>can stop people to go to the BIOS and change parameters, am I rigth?

Yes, but an OS can forbid users to shut down the machine. Of course if
the case is not hidden away or protected some way, then this won't be
much useful.

Michele

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