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by jsah

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Is there a way that only I can download some thing on my computer? What I would like is a prompt for a password to come up when some one is trying to download anything. I can't used the log on screen password because sometimes my computer is on and I am logged into it.

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by mharper

Don't know of a way to password protect without using the IEK development and writing scripts....however.. If you are using IE4 or later, you can modify your security settings to not allow downloads...then you would simply turn this back on when youwant to download something (you can turn it on and off on the fly), of course nothing prevents someone from turning these off if they know where to go. But here are the steps:

In IE go to VIEW, then INTERNET OPTIONS, then SECURITY TAB, then choose CUSTOM and hit the SETTINGS button. Scroll down until you see DOWNLOADS then FILE DOWNLOADS, choose DISABLE.

Anyone attempting to download will receive the message "Your Current Security Settings Do Not Allow Downloads" or something like that.
The only other option would be to get a product like Net Nanny or something that allows you to refuse connection to certain sites and allows you to prompt for password during download.

Hope this helps

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