Re: Setting some access rights on a multi-boot system

for.fun@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 27 sep, 17:56, Malke <notrea...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Create strong passwords on all user accounts, including the built-in
Administrator account, on both installations and don't give those
passwords to the other user. This will only prevent the other user from
logging into system for which he doesn't have the password.

Thanks for your reply.

I just want to be sure :

Will "Disk1 / Windows XP 1 / Adminstrator" be able to access "Disk2"
using your method ?

After all, any other mounted disk can be seen as a simple data disk
when it is not booted from.

Use a boot manager such as Acronis Disk Director or BootIT NG to hide each install from the other. Put a BIOS password on setup (not for booting the OS) and change the boot order to hard drive first. Then if each user doesn't know the passwords for the accounts on the other system, it will be more difficult for them to access it.

Note that I say "more difficult" and not "impossible". Please understand that these are technical responses to what is basically a non-technical problem and there are ways around all of these precautions. This is a family/interpersonal issue that really can't be solved by technical means since you apparently have completely untrustworthy people working on this computer. Or are doing something on your "side" that you really, really don't want the grownups to see. ;-) Honestly, I don't want to know and I don't care. But you need to know that any computer running any operating system can be accessed by someone with 1) physical access; 2) time; 3) skill; 4) tools.


Malke
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