Re: REQ: Computer Security Software Help
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:48:34 GMT
Rick wrote:
> Does anyone know of a program to sort of lockout a person who tries to
> boot into my computer from a cd-rom or floppy disk?
Change you BIOS settings to boot from your hd only and then set a BIOS
password. Not totally secure but should do the job.
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