Re: Lock Out a User in Win XP home?
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 02/04/05
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Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:24:53 -0700
R Keck wrote:
> Running WindowsXP Home SP2 NTFS. Our daughter's computer is in her room.
> She is now grounded from her computer for a week. She is a restricted user.
> Is there not a way to lock her out? Temporarily disable her account? The
> lock feature of XP (non domain) is generally useless. Yes, it can lock a
> user's desktop, but I want to lock the PC where only an admin user can unlock
> it. No, I do not want to delete the account and probably lose all it's
> settings even after recreating using the same name.
>
> Why can't any other account be turned off like the guest account can be
> turned on and off?
>
> For now, I've changed her password, but this seems to be a not-so-good
> solution to a problem that has to come up often this day in age when
> practically every kid has a PC in their room.
>
> Furthermore, Microsoft should implement an allowed schedule of hours for
> restricted users that can be managed by an admin user ... like found in
> domain configurations, but at the PC level ... i.e. at 8:00 pm, she is
> forcibly logged off and not allowed back on until 6:00 pm.
>
> Thanks in advance
Why not simply turn the computer off and take the power cord away?
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