Re: how do I keep my files to myself
From: Robert Moir (robert.moir@ntlworld.com)
Date: 11/22/02
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From: "Robert Moir" <robert.moir@ntlworld.com> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:40:59 -0000
Brad wrote:
> Is there any way to password protect my computer, so
> someone can not access my personal files, ie. music,
> videos, photo files, outlook, etc.?
Well in general, you could use a BIOS password, which is something specific
to the computer hardware that runs on start up, before any operating system
loads, and cannot easily be bypassed unless the person doing the bypassing
is in a position to open your computer case and rummage about inside it. And
if they can do that, then the bios password is a none issue either way
because they could just steal or clone your hard drive.
To talk about other solutions, we'd need to know what operating system you
have, and how you generally use the computer. Is it shared? If so, does data
need to be kept safe from the people who are supposed to be sharing the
computer (e.g. a secure compartment for each person's information) or what?
I can tell you now that Windows NT, 2000, and XP support security structures
that make securing a machine so that each user has a private, secure area
fairly easy and other versions of windows (98, ME, etc) do not. To go into
the details of how to go about using these features we need to know which
kind of system you have.
Regards
Rob Moir.
Microsoft MVP
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