Re: how to set up a main password?

From: Demmpa <demmpa..t.a..b.o.r.t..@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:01:22 +0200

shazs_rainbo skrev:

i have my self as administrator and i have 4 kids as limited users. i can get windows to save a password on each user and my self but how do i set up a password for the main windows. another words to even turn the computer on i want a password so they cannot just get on at any time. it this possible. the only time i get it to do it is if i delete all of the accounts then i can have a main log on password.

You can set a BIOS-password.
BIOS is the first the computer read from at the start.

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