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Subject: security
witch1 8.07.11 - 02:48am
Iminuru, he's also asking about applications, too. If he does 2 accounts, one his, one guest can't he lock the admin account making everything inaccessible? Pardon if I'm wrong-I use Mac and that's what I'd do thru OS X. * +
iminuru 8.07.11 - 03:01am
witchi dear, i'm not that much expert too. i dont know the exact scenario, masood is in. i myself let my friends n family, use my lappy, but i keep my personal data 'archived' with winrar n pasword protected. masood may have 2 accounts, but in Windows, he cannot restrict some1 expert enough 2 keep away from his personal data. i have seen people checking others PC's with ROAD STARTER. * +
witch1 8.07.11 - 03:19am
Iminuru, you are very right, of course. Unfortunately in this day and time, no one personal data is completely protected. I, myself, use password protected hidden files-on a Mac they are comp rely invisible and I'm fairly certain you can do the same on a pc. Perhaps a purchased software may work better, masood? * +
witch1 8.07.11 - 03:21am
that should've been *completely* not comp rely. Oops, sorry. * +
edit.or 8.07.11 - 05:54am
there is software Folder Defence,it is free and it will lock series of folders hidden and innaccessable or just hidden,or just locked,or read only... and require a master password to brake through. system reinstall or browsing on another system would probably make it useless though. you can also make two administrator accounts and use one to take ownership of protected data and hide it from the * +
edit.or 8.07.11 - 05:58am
regular logon screen,protect it with a strong password and disable the change of owner. you can also use some payed software that will store data in a special file and map it to a virtual drive unlockable with a password,else invisible. there is a software kryptokey or something that does that. and many more of this kind. it all depends on the level of security you need *
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