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Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the
computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. |
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ajcastro wrote: Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. Windows 98 wasn't designed for that type of security. Microsoft assumed, rightly or not, that it's used in a home environment where everyone is trusted. If you want to keep unauthorized users off your computer, set up a BIOS password that has to be entered to boot the computer. Here are some possible ways to prevent users from bypassing the Windows logon. However, it's not hard to get around these, and information on how to do it is freely available on the web: 1. When the logon is canceled, Windows actually logs the user on as the "default" user. You can configure the default user to be immediately logged off, causing the logon prompt to return: http://registry.winguides.com/display.php?629 2. Doug Knox has developed a procedure that requires a valid logon: http://www.dougknox.com Click "Security" and then click "Prevent Unauthorized Users from accessing your computer". Be sure to follow the steps exactly as documented. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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ajcastro wrote: Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. Windows 98 wasn't designed for that type of security. Microsoft assumed, rightly or not, that it's used in a home environment where everyone is trusted. If you want to keep unauthorized users off your computer, set up a BIOS password that has to be entered to boot the computer. Here are some possible ways to prevent users from bypassing the Windows logon. However, it's not hard to get around these, and information on how to do it is freely available on the web: 1. When the logon is canceled, Windows actually logs the user on as the "default" user. You can configure the default user to be immediately logged off, causing the logon prompt to return: http://registry.winguides.com/display.php?629 2. Doug Knox has developed a procedure that requires a valid logon: http://www.dougknox.com Click "Security" and then click "Prevent Unauthorized Users from accessing your computer". Be sure to follow the steps exactly as documented. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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... Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. Done not in Windows but the BIOS (before Windows loads.) 1. Interrupt startup checks with the key identified on screen (probably DEL or F8.) 2. Locate PASSWORD in the array of menus, probably under / Boot / Security. 3. Choose a memorable password, enter it, and follow the prompts to save and exit. The BIOS battery will preserve the password. At next boot the PW must be entered from the keyboard in order to start the PC. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"ajcastro" wrote in message
... Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. Done not in Windows but the BIOS (before Windows loads.) 1. Interrupt startup checks with the key identified on screen (probably DEL or F8.) 2. Locate PASSWORD in the array of menus, probably under / Boot / Security. 3. Choose a memorable password, enter it, and follow the prompts to save and exit. The BIOS battery will preserve the password. At next boot the PW must be entered from the keyboard in order to start the PC. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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You can chk Start/Settings/CntrlPnl/Users to see if this will help
ssome "ajcastro" wrote in message ... Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. |
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You can chk Start/Settings/CntrlPnl/Users to see if this will help
ssome "ajcastro" wrote in message ... Is there a way, in windows 98, to set a password so others can't use the computer? I set a password, but all you have to do is hit cancel to bypass it, and I don't want that. I want a way to refuse other users. Thanks. |
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