2007-01-25 03:31:25 · 5 answers · asked by tim w 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Make sure you are the only account on the computer. Make a strong password. Unless someones knows that password they will not be able to get past the login screen.
2007-01-25 04:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by entirely.
In many computers you can set a password on the motherboard in the BIOS so that the computer will not even turn on without a password.
A second line of defense is your Windows password plus a screensaver that allows you to require a password (most of the standard Windows screensavers will, not all third party programs are as nice).
Still, if you are really concerned about someone grabbing your computer and extracting the data, neither of these will do a bit of good. You need to explore encrypting whatever data you feel needs critical protection. If you want to go this route, you might look into TrueCrypt which is free and open source.
2007-01-25 11:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-25 14:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by sellingcomputerstuff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This goes back a while (I am retired now): Some screen savers have password protection. Maybe someone here on Y!A can give you the scoop.
2007-01-25 11:43:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start>control panel>user accounts>"your account">set password.
2007-01-25 11:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by SWIFT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋