Re: strange name on my hotmail acct sign in

From: jbou (jbou_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/19/05 

Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:58:10 -0700

You know, it would be simple to just have a guest login, with no internet
access.
but you could try to use a content program like 'Panda' software.

however, once you login as an internet user, it doesn't know if youve
switched users or if you are the same one, so instead of asking you every
time an access to the outside world is made, it just asks you once the first
time you connect.

so unless your friend happens to be a good hacker, you can use a content
manager that does not let any webpages.

or have it dissabled all the time untill you turn it on for a specific reason.

this would annoy the heck out of me, as I don't want to type in extra
passwords, or do extra configuring every 5 mins when I want something online.

or just make a limited account, and disable internet access.
(easy to allow computer use with fast user switching)

~Jared
PS.
Great write up by Shenan.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:PS

> 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?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
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>
>

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