computer help

[daved150]

how do i put on a password protection screen saver...i'm done with my kids getting on here and downloading crap. they dont understand so i want to lock it up. when i go to settings, screensaver, i dont see anythin about setting up a password

[supasaiyan99]

Re: computer help

Go back to the screensaver settings. Next to where you assign the time you will see a check box for "On resume, password protect."

But anyways that won't really keep your kids off. What you need to do is buy some parental guard software and set up a user account just for the kids and have only certain sites accessible like wikipedia.org and dictionary.com so they can do their school work. Find out what site they are downloading from and have the site blocked.

[T-Man007]

Re: computer help

To create a password for a user account
Passwords add a level of security to your computer. When sharing a computer with others, your customized settings, computer programs, and system resources are more secure when you assign a password to your logon name or user account name.

If you have a computer administrator account and you are creating your own password

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click your user name.
Click Create a password.
In Type a new password and Type the new password again to confirm, type your password.
You can also enter descriptive or meaningful text in Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint to help you remember your password.

Click Create Password.
If you have a computer administrator account and you are creating another user's password

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click the name of the user whose password you want to create.
Click Create a password.
In Type a new password and Type the new password again to confirm, type the user's password.
You can also enter descriptive or meaningful text in Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint to help you remember your password.

Click Create Password.
If you have a limited account and you are creating your own password

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click Create a password.
In Type a new password and Type the new password again to confirm, type your password.
You can also enter descriptive or meaningful text in Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint to help you remember your password.

Click Create Password.
Notes

To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
A user with a computer administrator account can create and change passwords, and create password hints for all users. Users with limited accounts can only create and change their own passwords, as well as create their own password hints.
If a user with a computer administrator account changes the password for another user, that user will lose all personal certificates, and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.
When you create a password hint, anyone who uses the computer will be able to see the hint on the Welcome screen.
For more information about user accounts, click Related Topics.

[T-Man007]

Re: computer help

PS - I used to use one because my wife would get on my work pc and surf the net and download stupid stuff. You can't even get the desktop to come up unless you know the password. It worked great. Even when the pc goes into rest mode, you have to know the password to even get it out of that.

[trailrider38]

Re: computer help

I guess it all depends on the version of windows.

[daved150]

Re: computer help

PS - I used to use one because my wife would get on my work pc and surf the net and download stupid stuff. You can't even get the desktop to come up unless you know the password. It worked great. Even when the pc goes into rest mode, you have to know the password to even get it out of that.

perfect!! just what i wanted...i dont want to restrict their usage...i want to terminate it , lol!!!...thats what i'm gonna do untill i think they learned there lesson. it wasnt that they were going to a specific site, it's just that they clicked on all the ads!!! my daughter turns the blocker off so she can sign up for all the "you won" pop ups!!! my computer is jammed with diseases!!