Re: DOS Commands

From: Ken Wickes [MSFT] (kenwic_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/18/03 

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:07:28 -0700

Are you really using DOS? If so then it is trivially easy to bypass any
command in autoexec.bat.

Maybe you could be more descriptive on what you want to do. 

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"HBELL" <hbell@georgetownsb.com> wrote in message
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> Looking for the syntax to embed a password request in
> autoexec.bat.  Each day a PC is rebooted and I need
> autoexec to pause and ask for a password.  I want the user
> to type one in and press enter to continue.  Any DOS
> guru's out there who remember how to do this?  I know I
> can put a password in the BIOS, but due to regulations I
> need to do both.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
> HBELL

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