Re: Help i being overrun...
From: Tim (Tim_at_NoSpam.com)
Date: 04/15/04
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:32:27 +1200
Vince,
As mentioned - a check list
1. Configure a password protected screen saver
2. Change your logon Password
3. xx Check your disc drive is NTFS formatted (may not help much in this
case).
4. Disable all other user names that may exist
5. Keep your password secret
6. (I think you can guess #6).
1. Right click on desktop, select the Screen Saver tab and click on the "On
Resume, password protect" box. Check the Wait time. Note also, you can lock
your desktop by entering Ctrl ALT Delete then K (lock desktop) - without
having to log out.
2. Control ALT Delet as LanWench said.
4. This depends on the version of Windows you are running. If it is XP Home,
it is something like Control Panel, Users..., Advanced, right click on each
user you do not want, click Disable - *BUT* make sure either your logon is
an Administrator or there is also an enabled Administrator account otherwise
you will lose control. If you do this be cautious as you could lock yourself
out and if you have only 1 username and forget that password you will be
hosed.
Your objective here is to have a user for yourself with a password known
only to you and 1 administrator account (perhaps also your account) that can
be used to manage user accounts etc. If you lock down passwords and lock
down all other accounts you should be OK especially if you do not use an
Administrator account for normal usage.
6. Be a bit more assertive.
- Tim
"Vince" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1caa301c4227a$f55c06e0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
> I recently have been forced to take on a roommate to
> help make ends meet and to make a long story short
> everybody this guy knows is coming over and using my
> computer and after finding internet porn wallpapered on my
> desktop along with no-telling what else i am fed up.
> I have looked in the "HELP" topics for Windows 2000 but i
> can't find what i'm looking for....there are sooo
> many "password" topics and perusing thru them i can't find
> one that covers the area i'm looking for.
> I need to figure out how to keep my computer on
> but "locked" up where nobody can do anything without a
> password. Is this possible...? Surely it is isn't? I'm
> afraid my parents or someone will come over someday and
> ask to use my computer and find no-telling what kinds of
> stuff on there. Help anyone?
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