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Solved Secure protection when logging on
Hello all.
I'm running Vista Home Edition on my laptop. What can I do to prevent ANYONE besides myself from logging on? I live with an IT person and he has logged on even though I have never given him my password.
Thanks much for any suggestions!
Mike
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.
LOL!! I knew that I'd get at least one response like that. :-)
Any OTHER suggestions are much appreciated.
Have you looked at the tutorial ?
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.
There is no link to a tutorial in your prevous post?
Just click on the blue link in my first post & voila, there it is.
I've tested it & it works.
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.
Gotcha! Will do. Thanks VERY much!
Mike
Hope it helps.
Post back when you study it.
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.
Just out of curiosity...will he be able to boot into the safe mode and then do whatever it is that IT people do to get around passwords and then be able to access everything else? I like to try to look at all possibilities.
Thanks agin!
Mike
Depends on just how clever he is. I think a determined IT crafty person would be able to do as they want.
Might be an idea to store all private stuff on an external hard drive or flash drive kept in a secure place away from other prying eyes.
Last edited: Aug 4, 2009
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.
Yeah, thats what I thought. Should I switch to a mac? :-)
Mike
An expensive option with no guarantees that it would ever work.
Back to original suggestion - replace your live in IT whiz with a less computer able one.
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.
LOL!!
May have to!
Thanks again.
Mike
Good luck whichever way you decide.
Manufacturer/Model
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
CPU
IntelCore [email protected] x2
Memory
4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
Monitor(s) Displays
17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
SPECS.
Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
Drive 2. [ All as above.]
CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Cooling
Stock.
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
Keyboard
IBM enhanced
Internet Speed
ADSL [ Too slow.]
Other Info
Webcam.