On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:57:32 -0500, you wrote:
>and it can be re-booted from a CD,
>and the files are NOT encrypted by the OS,
>I can walk away with as much as I want...
Rick, I'm looking at a program which encrypts the MBR pre-Windows, so re-booting
seems not to be an option. btw, I'm not trying to access anyone's computer but
just trying to protect myself. While it seems possible to "open" a computer
locked
with WinXP's screen saver, it also seems to require re-booting.
>Moral: Always password protect the BIOS, and "lock it down" as to what people
>can do...
My HP Pavilion's BIOS doesn't have the ability to lock the boot process, so a
third-party software program seems to be needed. By "lock it down" do you mean
give restricted access to what a guest might be able to do. Since many of us run
as Administrators, it may be that once the password on the screen saver is
discovered then it is easy to navigate around the system.
--
cheers, Stephen
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