Re: Windows 2000 startup password

From: mahendra (mahendra_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/23/05 

Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:52:02 -0700

Thankyou Roger. The details that I am looking for are found at
http://www.cert.org/security-improvement/implementations/i028.02.html

Mahendra

"Roger Abell" wrote:

> 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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