Re: Windows 2000 startup password

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 08/22/05

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    Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:56:39 -0700

    I believe that Steve may have misread your question.
    In order for the machine to require a password before booting
    the hardware needs to support this, as newer hardware does if
    you choose carefully (and the same for full disk encryption).
    Otherwise, since late NT4 you can configure Windows to use
    Syskey capability so that once the hardware turns over to the
    OS bootstrap, Windows will go only so far before checking
    for the correct key to continue booting (query on Syskey). 

    -- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"mahendra" <mahendra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85883550-7E24-4F04-B8BD-31296A113090@microsoft.com...
> How can I configure windows 2000 professional so as to ask for password
while
> starting before the logon screen?
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