Question

[Greg12]

My math teacher has a gateway computer.

It starts up and and the white bar in the corner loads. When it finnishes it says password.

I want to password lock my computer like this.

I also want to lock the removable floppy with a password.

[alucard2050]

there is a simple program at downloads.com. i think its called LockDesktop. its very simple and can probably be hacked. what happens is your PC fires up, Windows loads but, you get a completly white screen over the top of windows so you can't access it unless you type in the password. its freeware........

[Shabubu]

The best way to secure your com is to set a BIOS password, press delete when your computer is starting up (when it says press delete to enter setup), and set up the password there (it's different for each bios... so you'll need to hunt around). Note that if you lose this password you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER!!!!

Another way is to get win2k and xp and set up the accounts properly...

Or use the screensaver..

[d4n13l]

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On 2001-12-08 06:34:53, Shabubu wrote:
The best way to secure your com is to set a BIOS password, press delete when your computer is starting up (when it says press delete to enter setup), and set up the password there (it's different for each bios... so you'll need to hunt around). Note that if you lose this password you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER!!!!

Another way is to get win2k and xp and set up the accounts properly...

Or use the screensaver..
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BIOS passwords are simple to get around. You just reset the CMOS by either using a "reset CMOS" jumper or just taking the CMOS battery of the mobo for a while. So you will be able to use your computer if you forget the password. You can normally set a boot password in any BIOS (also a good idea to set a BIOS setup password if you set a boot password) this is a good way to keep out lamers but not people knowledgable in computer hardware.

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[d4n13l]

Greg12, I almost forgot. You have a laptop dont you? In this case a BIOS boot password will be the easiest to use since you cant boot AT ALL without giving a password and it is harder to take laptops apart.

[Greg12]

yep

dell 8100 inspirion

[Shabubu]

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On 2001-12-08 11:49:38, d4n13l wrote:
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On 2001-12-08 06:34:53, Shabubu wrote:
The best way to secure your com is to set a BIOS password, press delete when your computer is starting up (when it says press delete to enter setup), and set up the password there (it's different for each bios... so you'll need to hunt around). Note that if you lose this password you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER!!!!

Another way is to get win2k and xp and set up the accounts properly...

Or use the screensaver..
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BIOS passwords are simple to get around. You just reset the CMOS by either using a "reset CMOS" jumper or just taking the CMOS battery of the mobo for a while. So you will be able to use your computer if you forget the password. You can normally set a boot password in any BIOS (also a good idea to set a BIOS setup password if you set a boot password) this is a good way to keep out lamers but not people knowledgable in computer hardware.

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Forgot about that part but do you really want to try explaining about resetting the CMOS on a mobo which probably doesn't have the manual withit (ie. shop bought) ??

[d4n13l]

hehe, true. But somebody who knows what is what, should have no trouble in taking the CMOS battery out for a while.

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[Shabubu]

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On 2001-12-08 13:47:13, d4n13l wrote:
hehe, true. But somebody who knows what is what, should have no trouble in taking the CMOS battery out for a while.

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But if they know that they'd know about the password in the first place

God I love being a bitch

[d4n13l]

I also mean for a person who doesnt own the computer but wants to bust in.