Password Protection - Locking Computer Windows 2000 Prof

From: Grant Chester (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/30/03 

Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 04:52:28 -0800

According to Microsoft Knowledge Page 294317 "How to Lock
Your Computer" it says the following: To set a password
for your user account: In Control Panel, double-click User
accounts, select your user account, and then click Create
a password.

Problem is that when I go to User Accounts, I cant
highlight my name which is listed along with
Administrators so I cant create a password. The Add Remove
and Properties labels arent highlighted, neither is the
Password for Administrator and the Set Password key
accessible either.

I suspect my computer savvy kid - who is away right now -
has set my computer up so he can access it willy nilly -
but I cant lock MY OWN computer.

Any suggestions?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Can I lock out without loggging out?
    ... Is there a way in Tiger to "lock" the computer against ... unauthorized use without logging out of the user account, ... Using the screensaver with password, ... Click the lock icon, and then click on "login options". ...
    (comp.sys.mac.system)
  • Re: Password Protection - Locking Computer Windows 2000 Prof
    ... > accounts, select your user account, and then click Create ... > Administrators so I cant create a password. ... > Password for Administrator and the Set Password key ... > but I cant lock MY OWN computer. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: Allowing only IE and nothing else - possible?
    ... policy) to lock down all the drives and programs you didn't want to be run, ... > What's the best way to lock down a user account so that only IE can be ... > can be accessed or file dialogs or active x, ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy)
  • Re: Locking the failed login attemp
    ... > Is there anyway to lock a user account after, say 3, failed login attempts? ... > what the customer wants. ... lock them all out. ...
    (comp.unix.solaris)
  • Re: Win + L does not lock my computer; what is wrong?
    ... You must associate a password with your user account to secure it ... from unauthorized access. ... If you've made any changes in the Accessibility Wizard you probably have ... lock my computer anymore. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)