Re: Password security

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:00:03 -0500

I agree.

If upgrading Windows is not attractive to you, there are some things you can
try to do to disable the Cancel button, but they can be bypassed using
instructions found all over the internet. Try here:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password9x
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden

"Jayson Ferron" <jferron@interactivesecuritytraining.com> wrote in message
news:e6gcZ3SyCHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> Rick you are right you can just hit cancel and get to the desktop. Windows
> 9x is not a secure operating system, if you upgrade to XP each user can
have
> their own account and if you set up a password for the kids and do not
give
> it to them they will not be able to logon to the computer.
>
>
> --
> Jay Ferron ADSI, CCDA, CCNA, CISSP, MCP, MCDBA, MCSE, MCT, NSA - IAM
>
>
>
> "Rick Smith" <SmithArchCF@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:029101c2c92a$5eb31800$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01...
> > Can anyone help me with my password question? I have
> > Windows 98 and I would like to set up my computer so my
> > kids can only go on the computer when I type in the
> > password.
> > I went into the Control Panel and into the Password and
> > set up a password. But the problem is.. the password
> > works but also all yu have to do is hit the cancel button
> > and you can get to the desktop screen too.
> > There must be a way of controlling access to the
> > computer. I must not have something set up correctly.
> >
> > Thanx,
> >
> > Rick Smith
>
> 

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