Re: Office mole tampering with my PC???

Of course there is another take on this...

Don't do personal things on work time or resources. Remember that they have a legal right to your work and actions during your work day and anytime if it interacts with their systems (computers, email, Internet connections, &c.)

Of course there is some debate over the extent of employer's rights -- especially when not in writing somewhere -- but I don't want to start a discussion on that here.

So, take it as a learning opportunity and if you are unhappy enough to look for another job on company time, make the move sooner than later. Besides, a lot of companies would fire you for doing things like locking admin or your boss out of company property if they were supposed to have rights or installing something like a keylogger.

Ryan

"Nervous incumbent" <Nervousincumbent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3F94E46A-59DE-428B-8D1D-0128894E9694@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

but i need to know what the boss knows (if anything). changing the password
wont tell me this. is there a log that tells you when your computer is being
used?

"Danny Sanders" wrote:


> Change the password.
>
>
> hth
> DDS
> "Nervous incumbent" <Nervous incumbent @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7890069B-FEB6-4949-A494-AB33EAED20A2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > Hi, I work in an office with 3 other people and I am currently reviewing
> > my
> > employment options. In doing this, I have contacted recruitment firms and
> > other firms using my laptop which has a password to get past security. I
> > had
> > noticed a couple of mornings ago that my laptop had been tinkered with one
> > night after i had left the office the night before. When i mentioned that
> > things were different on my laptop to the others in the office, one of
> > them
> > mentioned that they had tried to get on to it but unsuccessfully. I don't
> > believe this to be true. I think this person (my boss) has been able to
> > access my laptop as my password is something they might be able to guess.
> > When i went out for lunch yesterday, a similar thing happened and i
> > suspect
> > my system is being monitored. I have removed the offending info from the
> > laptop but wish to confirm that my laptop has been used in my absence. Is
> > it
> > possible to tell when your computer is being turned on/logged on to your
> > personal log-on profile? I'm sure this is obvious but i don't seem to be
> > able
> > to find out how and i'm unable to ask our IT people (obvious reasons). My
> > operating system is Windows XP 2002 edition if needed
>
>

>

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