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Password protect W98?
Can you password protect windows 98 and prevent it from
opening without a password?
If so, how?
Thanks.
opening without a password?
If so, how?
Thanks.
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only in a domain enviroment
Open your registry and go to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network \Logon
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called "MustBeValidated" and set it to equal "1" to require successful authentication.
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
When the PC has rebooted if the user dosnt enter a correct password for the domain they will see this warning
“The Network could not validate your username. You cannot use windows unless your username, is validated by the network. Make sure you typed everything correctly or contact you administrator”
Open your registry and go to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called "MustBeValidated" and set it to equal "1" to require successful authentication.
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
When the PC has rebooted if the user dosnt enter a correct password for the domain they will see this warning
“The Network could not validate your username. You cannot use windows unless your username, is validated by the network. Make sure you typed everything correctly or contact you administrator”
How do I open the registry?
start >run >regedit
Make sure your authenticting to a domain or you will lock yourself out of the PC if that happens boot in safe mode to disable
Make sure your authenticting to a domain or you will lock yourself out of the PC if that happens boot in safe mode to disable






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If you are not on a domain, and you want to disable people from clicking on Cancel or using the Esc key to bypass a logon box, you might consider this registry hack:
Require Validation by Network for Windows Access (Windows 9x)
Category: Network
By default Windows 9x doesn't require a valid network username and password combination for a user to bypass the logon and gain access to the local machine. This functionality can be changed to require validation by the network before allowing access.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called "MustBeValidated" and set it to equal "1" to require successful authentication.
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
Settings:
Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Networ k\Logon]
Value Name: MustBeValidated
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/130/
Require Validation by Network for Windows Access (Windows 9x)
Category: Network
By default Windows 9x doesn't require a valid network username and password combination for a user to bypass the logon and gain access to the local machine. This functionality can be changed to require validation by the network before allowing access.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called "MustBeValidated" and set it to equal "1" to require successful authentication.
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
Settings:
Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Networ
Value Name: MustBeValidated
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/130/
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If you are worried about someone looking at files you can with a shareware program make them COMPLETELY invisable.
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http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/8839/if2000.html
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Thank you much. : )

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I helped a contact at the Belarus Embassy in Washington by supplying him with this program. He was anxious about someone using his personal computer.
Hope that you will try it!
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This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.