Re: strange name on my hotmail acct sign in

From: Shenan Stanley (newshelper_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/17/05 

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:42:48 -0500

Compromised wrote:
> My question now: Is there a way to require a password to browse the
> internet?

Built into Windows XP - no.

> I don't want to create guest or multiple user accts - just
> want to have a password box that pops up when someone clicks on my
> internet explorer icon. Content Advisor password doesn't seem to
> have this option.

Sorry - natively I know that does not exist and I cannot speak for a third
party option.

> Let's say I have a tresspasser or a guest who asks
> to use Zorro to make a word Doc, then wants to use the internet and
> for whatever reason I don't want them to be able to get on the
> internet at all. Does XP offer that?

Again - not natively. If they are using your account - I don't belive you
can do what you have described here with just Windows XP. There may well be
a third-party application out there that does this - but I have no
experience with one that does things the way you describe them. Maybe
someone else does and will volunteer some information? 

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Shenan Stanley
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