desktop security

[Cre8]

Does a simple utility exist that will not allow the Windows 98 SE to
start without a password?
Thanks
Cre8

 

[FYIS.org/estore]

In Cre8 posted:

Does a simple utility exist that will not allow the Windows 98 SE to
start without a password?
Thanks
Cre8

See http://jdyne.hypermart.net/software/jboot.html
I've been using it for years.

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[dszady]

In Cre8 posted:

See http://jdyne.hypermart.net/software/jboot.html
I've been using it for years.

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Why can't you go: Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network > Primary
Network Logon > If it says Client for Microsoft Networks in the drop down
box change it to Windows Logon.
If you are not on a network I don't think it does any harm.

 

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In dszady posted:

Why can't you go: Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network > Primary
Network Logon > If it says Client for Microsoft Networks in the drop
down box change it to Windows Logon.
If you are not on a network I don't think it does any harm.

To do what?
As far as I can see changing to Windows Logon does not prevent Windows
from starting to boot, nor does it prevent anyone to "login as a new
user, define a new password".
http://www.wown.com/articles_tutorials/tweakui.html

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[dszady]

In dszady posted:

To do what?
As far as I can see changing to Windows Logon does not prevent Windows
from starting to boot, nor does it prevent anyone to "login as a new
user, define a new password".
http://www.wown.com/articles_tutorials/tweakui.html

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Sorry. I didn't see the "not" in the OP.
Time to hide somewhere.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Does a simple utility exist that will not allow the Windows 98 SE to
start without a password?

Set up a BIOS password.

 

[Cre8]

Thanks,
I've started using it but it does have one glaring vulnerability-I
defeated its protection easily by booting in safe mode
Cre8

 

[MightyKitten]

You cold tray a bootmanager with password protection like
http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php?id=898

But setting up a bios boot password (Not a bios entering password - you need
to set this one too but is a compleet other thing) will do the trick (Short
of opening the computercase ant reset the bios bij flipping jumpers - Yeah i
am *That* old).

And if you make sure the first boot device is your harddisk, Floppy disks
and cd roms will be harder to boot from.

 

[Cre8]

You cold tray a bootmanager with password protection like
http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php?id=898

But setting up a bios boot password (Not a bios entering password - you need
to set this one too but is a compleet other thing) will do the trick (Short
of opening the computercase ant reset the bios bij flipping jumpers - Yeah i
am *That* old).

And if you make sure the first boot device is your harddisk, Floppy disks
and cd roms will be harder to boot from.

Thanks