passwords

From: sgopus (fredd@hotmail.com)
Date: 11/07/02


From: "sgopus" <fredd@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 19:35:42 -0800


Use your screen saver enter a password, then set the time
for 0 minutes, as soon as you boot, the screen saver will
come up and any activity will require the password.
alternately, you need w2k , much better security.
You can also set the
Bios up for boot up password, although it's easy to bypass
just remove the MB battery, if they are not computer savy
and of course your Bios allows this.
What Operating system are you using?? and how old is your
computer?

>-----Original Message-----
>i live in a house with a few other people and they are
>always getting on my computer and downloading things i
>don't want on here. my question is " is there anyway i
can
>make the computer password protected" other than the
>screensaver password? I don't want anyone to be able to
>get on the computer unless they have the password. is
that
>at all possible and if so could you please tell me how to
>do it. thank you so very much
>.
>



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