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Old February 25th 08, 06:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
DizzyKizzy
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Default Using passwords to log in

Is there any way of setting up my computer so that if a password is not
entered into the "Welcome to Windows" prompt box, an unauthorised user cannot
get any further?

TIA

DK
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Old February 25th 08, 08:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Mike M
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Default Using passwords to log in

DizzyKizzy wrote:

Is there any way of setting up my computer so that if a password is
not entered into the "Welcome to Windows" prompt box, an unauthorised
user cannot get any further?


Not without making some registry changes since Win Me, like all Win 9x
operating systems was not designed as nor intended to be a secure system.
Win Me's logon is basically to allow different users on the same machine
to have their own personal settings and the like rather than to keep
unauthorised users from accessing the machine.

However Doug Knox, a Microsoft MVP, has a download that contains a
registry file that when applied to the registry does much of what you
want. This can be found at
http://www.dougknox.com/security/validated.htm. Alternatively, and
better, if your PC has a BIOS password, use this.
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Mike Maltby







 




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