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Has anyone tell me how to stop people using my computer changing settings and passwords

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by bilbo_baggins

Which operating system are you using?
Are you in a stand-alone, workgroup or cleint-server environment?
At the very least, you could lock your PC with a password... on/off switch is in the BIOS.

by admin

Lock it in a closet. That will stop them. However, there are ways to make it much harder. What OS are you using? If it's Windows, there are some registry settings and a program called Policy Editor that may help. Give us some more specifics, like which passwords, what OS, what programs are affected etc.

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by marksit

the operating system is windows 95/98 and i have office97/2000 profectional installed on the stand alone computers within a classroom

by admin

It's an extra on your Win95/98 install cd's. It's called "poledit" I believe, and it would be a free way to get started improving this problem :>

by cgi¤001

Set up password in the BIOS. (boot password)
Thats a nice start.
Windows 9x login password is a (big) joke.

by morris f.

Read the fol article on Policy Editing (poledit.exe). It may help ur cause. If you set default user settings, then you should be able to enable/disable/allow all the appropriate settings. I've not tried this other than in a training scenario so use with large grain of salt.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?
id=p00219990101liz01.htm

Good Luck & have fun.
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