home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!hal.com!olivea!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!newshost.LaTech.edu!bhm116e.engr.LaTech.edu!speedy
- From: speedy@engr.latech.edu (Alfred "Speedy" Mercer)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Subject: Re: Password protection
- Summary: Password protection for a PC
- Keywords: password
- Message-ID: <speedy.18@engr.latech.edu>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 16:59:50 GMT
- References: <27621@castle.ed.ac.uk>
- Sender: usenet@engr.latech.edu
- Organization: Louisiana Tech University
- Lines: 21
- Nntp-Posting-Host: bhm116e
-
- In article <27621@castle.ed.ac.uk> cbarton@festival.ed.ac.uk (C Barton) writes:
-
-
- >Is there a way/utility that will let me password protect a PC running
- >DOS 5 and windows 3.0. I would like it so that when the machine is
- >turned on it asks for a password before fully booting up and also the
- >ability to lock up the machine for short periods (coffee breaks) while
- >in windows.
-
- The BEST is PC-VAULT. This program has proven to be bullet-proof for me.
- A word of caution though . . . IT WORKS WELL! DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD!
-
- It is available directly from:
-
- PC-Vault Hard Disk Protection System - Version 4.4w
- (C)Copyright 1987,90 by Johnson Computer Systems, Inc.
- 20 Dinwiddie Place, Newport News VA. (804) 872-9583
-
- ******************************* DISCLAIMER *********************************
- My employer doesn't even KNOW I am posting this much less approve or agree
- with it!
-