Restricting access to certain files in Win95

If you setup users you can restrict certain areas of the computer (control panel, users) then give yourself a login and your kids a login.

Install TweakUI for WIn95
You still should be able to download it from
shareware.com
pcworld.com

Once installed you can hide drive letters and individual cpl. files
It is a little easier but not as fool proof as COMPMANIA suggestion

You could upgrade to NT, that has security built in, allowing certain files, folders, control panel, time change, etc to be assigned to certain users.

I have no Users option in my control panel and upgrading to NT insn't an option...thanks anyways

Folder Guard, which is a shareware program is designed to do just exactly that.  You can download it at:

http://pcworld.com/fileworld/file_description/0,1458,7047,00.html


HTH

Do you have the thing passwords?
Try making a password and fiddle around with the settings and the users thing should come up.

That's easy, but complicated
You can create two account , One as administrator, that is you , and one for the child.
Than , find the program Poledit in the Win95( barely remind you that , Win95 CD not Win98!) CD, open it and edit the priority settings there not allow your children to use some of the functions.
And then, the next step , is to restrict your children to entering the Admin account, You should install the Microsoft Family Logon Protocol , and set a password for Administrator account at Control Panel-> Users.
After this, use if you like tweakUI or if you want to  DIY, open regedit , go to HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and then add some restriction keyword like

NoDesktop - Disable the use of Desktop
NoFile - Disable file menu
NoClose - Disable the function to switch off the machine
NoLogoff - Disable the function to logoff to other account
NoFind - Disable Find

There are still many more keywords, such that I cant type it all here, just do as want I mentioned.
Than you need to login to your children's account and check if there is any feature that can use and didnt disable.
And if you disable any function that the child can use , there is one way to change the settings, that is go to Help , and then , press Alt , then choose Go to URL and type C:, then you may have the whole access even in the child account.
But this method can only apply to a child younger than 15.
Because I dont think a 15-year-old child dont know how to reinstall the Windows him/herself!!!

Another thing I have to remind you, that is, You If there is any feature you want to add in your children account, add in StartMenu.
Of Course, disable rightclick!

Why do you want to spend time searching through the registry when that is in users?

I don't think it takes you long time!

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how do I create an account for the administrator and one for the child...when I go to the control panel, there is no icon called users...what do I need to install to get this working?

After I set up the users individually, do I just copy the entire Poledit files from the CD to my Windows dir?

Also, where's the MS Family Logon Protocol??

Can you give me a few more details?

Thanks

Go to control panel, go to network, go to add, go to clients, go to microsoft, go to microsoft family logon.
Next choose from primary logon drop down box the microsoft family logon.
Try setting a password up in passwords then restart, use the password and users should be there.

I'm using Windows 95 not 98...when I go to clients in networks, then to Microsoft, there is no "Microsoft Family Login"

Foulcm can you give me an explanation on how to first setup the accounts...as you can see from above, I don't have the user option in my control panel under Win95