Re: Hide Username when pc awakes
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:09:45 -0600
Richard wrote:
I read your article, and found it quite informative. Your advice is great for corporate and enterprise environments. Unfortunately, I am a student! :-)
Now the machine in question is my IBM ThinkPad. When you turn on the laptop, you need to enter a BIOS password, and then a hard disk password, before the system will begin to boot Windows XP Pro. Now when Windows brings me to the login dialog-box (the older Windows 2000 style), it requires me to press CTRL+ALT+DEL. Then I must type in my User ID, followed by my password.
As you can see, I have several safeguards in place so that, in the event that my ThinkPad is stolen, it is useless to the average thief.
Actually, none of those "precautions" would interest, much less slow down the average thief: he's after the property only, and not interested in using it. It'll be in a neighborhood pawn shop before you notice it's missing. And if the laptop is stolen by a knowledgeable person after the data on it, those "precautions" are easily by-passed, in minutes.
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