Re: locking computer from others use

From: Bill Starbuck (no_email_at_please.com)
Date: 06/15/03 

Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:58:30 +0200

>How can I lock my computer so nobody else but me can boot my computer
>into Windows? and DOS would be good also ...

You have to purchase software for this purpose. Such security is not
built into Windows. Several companies sell software that they say will
lock the computer.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

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