You are right. With physical access a determined person can get access. In
this case we are talking about a family situation. If the precautions I
indicated aren't enough to keep the kids from hacking into the computer the
family has far deeper problems than securing computer access.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Tim Judd" <tjudd01@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:epX8XtfqHHA.4280@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Kerry Brown wrote:
>> Make sure all accounts have strong passwords. Don't give them the
>> password to any accounts that have administrator privileges. Disable
>> booting from anything other than the hard drive and password protect the
>> BIOS.
>>
>
> Clear the CMOS data via motherboard jumper, password is cleared.
>
> Enter BIOS and set boot order to other medium.
>
> Boot from this other medium, crack/reset the Administrative password (any
> of them).
>
> Reboot, re-enabling the password in the BIOS to your own config.
>
> Parents may not know how to get control back.
>
> --------------------
> OK, so we found a way to break in...
>
> Install a physical lock on the computer to prevent the case from opening.
> Break the physical lock with cutters.
>
> Back to square one. Now what is your suggestion?
>
> ----------------------
> Just a note (not intended for directions) to show that any current
> mechanism to protect people are useless if the people have physical access
> to the machine. Lock it in a cabinet, break the lock. Seal the machine
> in a separate room, sledgehammer through the wall.
>
> In today's world, there is nothing that can stop physical access. Network
> access is the easiest, but physical isn't that hard to come by anyway.
>
> Thanks for your time.