Hi,

Set a strong password on your account, then either use "switch user" to log
off (which keeps your account in resident memory and running), or set a
screensaver with the password option enabled and a short time-out.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

<techman41973@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am purchasing a new desktop with Windows Vista. I will be using the
> Bitlocker feature to secure my data. However that still leaves open
> the chance someone could grab data with a USB key when the computer is
> on when I am away. When I am away from the computer I want to be able
> to log in remotely with services like Gotomypc to access my data and
> applications and have the desktop continue to record podcasts from the
> internet using a tool called Replay AV and run other background
> applications. However when I am away, I want to be able to also
> prevent anyone from accessing the desktop via the keyboard (simply
> hiding the keyboard in a safe place isnt going to cut it). Ideally if
> someone tried to access the computer from the keyboard they would be
> prompted for a password. Is this possible with Windows Vista?
> Basically I want to lock out physical users via the keyboard but still
> allow the computer to continue to run background applications and
> remain accessable from the internet for remote access. Thanks