Re: Son using safe mode to give himself Admin access
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 11:03:55 -0400
Bob <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I want to prevent my son from downloading programs and have given him
a limited access. However, he keeps changing his access level - I
know he doesn't have my password so think he might be using safe mode
to change his access. Could this be the case and if so what can I do?
If he is able to do this, he is somehow logging in as an administrator. If
you're using XP Home, you can't log in as the administrator unless you use
Safe Mode. It may be a blank password (it is by default), so you should boot
into safe mode, and set a *good*password for the built-in Administrator
account. Also make sure he doesn't know the passwords for any admin
accounts - reset yours and any others. You may also want to put a BIOS
password in place if your computer supports this - so he can't go into the
system setup & make any changes. You can disable him from booting from a
removable drive or CD-ROM that way - and you can turn it back on if you need
to later.
In addition, I must add that a computer is not a birthright. If your son is
not abiding by the house rules, have a talk with him and consider taking the
access away entirely if he can't demonstrate that he is willing to do so.
There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems.
.
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