Password for security

"Zygy" <zygy RemoveThis @microsoft.com> wrote:

>Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has it
>been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.

Set a password in the system BIOS. If you forget it, you'd better
know how to get at the system's mainboard and battery.

"Zygy" <zygy.TakeThisOut@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has it
> been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.

You can set a BIOS password. It works very reliably but
many people have run afoul of it because they forgot it . . .

On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:53:06 +0100, "Zygy" <zygy.RemoveThis@microsoft.com> wrote:

> Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has it
> been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.


As others have told you, you can set a BIOS password. I just wanted to
add that a BIOS password can be effective to protect against a casual
passer-by, but is really useless against a determined intruder.

It's very easy to get around, for example by removing the motherboard
battery for a few minutes. So don't expect this to of any use in
protecting your confidential data from a thief who steals your
computer.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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This is the reply I had to my email when I visited the web you suggested and
could not find anything relating to Password:-
You won't. Not only because your BIOS password has absolutely nothing to do
with web hosting or mail hosting, but because you are asking the impossible.
Changes to the BIOS can only be done from within the BIOS. In order to
find out how to do this you should contact your motherboard manufacturer.
"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
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> Zygy wrote:
>>
>> Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has it
>> been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.
>
> Set a bios password.
>
> --
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
>

Thank you for the reply, but how do I do it?
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can.DeleteThis@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Zygy" <zygy.DeleteThis@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23q61OXfwHHA.1756@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has it
>> been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.
>
> You can set a BIOS password. It works very reliably but
> many people have run afoul of it because they forgot it . . .
>

As you have already been told, you need to read the manual
that came with your PC / motherboard. On many machines
you need to press the Delete key during the boot process in
order to get into the BIOS. On others it's a different key,
as explained in the manual.


"Zygy" <zygy DeleteThis @microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for the reply, but how do I do it?
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can DeleteThis @fly.com> wrote in message
> news:%23MOZqtfwHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Zygy" <zygy DeleteThis @microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23q61OXfwHHA.1756@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has
>>> it been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.
>>
>> You can set a BIOS password. It works very reliably but
>> many people have run afoul of it because they forgot it . . .
>>
>

Uncle Grumpy wrote:
>
> >Is there a way of introducing a Password on bootup and if there is has it
> >been tried out as fault free? I would hate to bar myself from access.
>
> Set a password in the system BIOS. If you forget it, you'd better
> know how to get at the system's mainboard and battery.

Grin, most people will forget it sooner or later, depending on how much
they reboot their pc. Best to write the bios/system password down on a
piece of paper and file it with the rest of your paper files.

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