Guest Zygy Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 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.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security "Zygy" <zygy@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 . . .
Guest Plato Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security 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/
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security "Zygy" <zygy@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.
Guest Zygy Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security 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 news:4691e85d$1$216$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > 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/ > >
Guest Zygy Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security Thank you for the reply, but how do I do it? "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:%23MOZqtfwHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Zygy" <zygy@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 . . . >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security 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@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uutlwNiwHHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thank you for the reply, but how do I do it? > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:%23MOZqtfwHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> "Zygy" <zygy@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 . . . >> >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Password for security On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:53:06 +0100, "Zygy" <zygy@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 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Plato Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: Password for security 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. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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