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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Security and Administration / May 2008Password protect my computer
I have found out I cannot trust my son with my computer, so I want to password protect my computer to keep anyone but myself from accessing it. I don't feel guilty because he has a very nice computer of his own. He just can't keep his hands off my computer. What is the best way of doing this? I am running XP Home with SP-1 installed. Will installing SP-2 undo this? Thank you. Ken Ken; See this link: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/private.htm SP-2 will not change anything you set. Follow the Service Pack Installation checklist to install SP-2: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm  SignatureJupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ >I have found out I cannot trust my son with my computer, so I want to > password protect my computer to keep anyone but myself from [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Ken Have you considered using a BIOS password in the setup screen? This can often be disabled by removing a jumper, but it might work if your son does not know about that fact. > Ken; > See this link: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > Ken If you do a bios password theres a way to flash bios. Make sure if you get up and leave the room for more then 20 seconds (which is how long flashing bios takes with the keystoke time) that your son dosent get in the room other wise he can flash bios and remove the password. I did it on my parents compter ^_^ What are the steps to put a password in the BIOS or XP Home? > If you do a bios password theres a way to flash bios. Make sure if you get up > and leave the room for more then 20 seconds (which is how long flashing bios > takes with the keystoke time) that your son dosent get in the room other wise > he can flash bios and remove the password. I did it on my parents compter ^_^ The BIOS is a function of the motherboard and has nothing to do with Windows. Check your motherboard/computer manual and/or contact the manufacturer for BIOS password information. For Windows: Log in to profile with Administrator access. Go to User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select a user. Select the appropriate option. Also see: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/private.htm SignatureJupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org > What are the steps to put a password in the BIOS or XP Home? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> he can flash bios and remove the password. I did it on my parents compter >> ^_^ thanks for your reply, but what I need to know is how to put the password into the bios...step by step > What are the steps to put a password in the BIOS or XP Home? > > > If you do a bios password theres a way to flash bios. Make sure if you get up > > and leave the room for more then 20 seconds (which is how long flashing bios > > takes with the keystoke time) that your son dosent get in the room other wise > > he can flash bios and remove the password. I did it on my parents compter ^_^ I can enter the BIOS (I have a Dell 8600 laptop running xp home, but do not know what to do from there to get to where I can set a password > What are the steps to put a password in the BIOS or XP Home? > > > If you do a bios password theres a way to flash bios. Make sure if you get up > > and leave the room for more then 20 seconds (which is how long flashing bios > > takes with the keystoke time) that your son dosent get in the room other wise > > he can flash bios and remove the password. I did it on my parents compter ^_^ Dell has the answer since that has nothing to do with Windows: http://support.dell.com/ SignatureJupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org >I can enter the BIOS (I have a Dell 8600 laptop running xp home, but do not > know what to do from there to get to where I can set a password [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> > he can flash bios and remove the password. I did it on my parents >> > compter ^_^ > I have found out I cannot trust my son with my computer, so I want to > password protect my computer to keep anyone but myself from accessing it. I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Ken >> I have found out I cannot trust my son with my computer, so I want to >> password protect my computer to keep anyone but myself from [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Ken What would you (the OP) do if he were driving your car without your permission? |
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