Is there a way to require a password to use my laptop with Windows 2000?

[mrchainsaw]

Other people around my house won't stop using my laptop when I'm gone so I'm looking to see if it's possible for it to require a password to start it. Is there any way? If so, will it be easy to change it back to how it is now?

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

put a password on your user account

 

[mrchainsaw]

I tried that but when I tested it by shutting my laptop down and restarting it, it didn't ask for a password. Nothing changed. I think it might have something to do with me buying my laptop used. The business probably did some stuff with the users and whatnot.

 

[01001010]

Any additional software installed on the thing? There are some programs that overwrite user changes.

 

[mrchainsaw]

Any additional software installed on the thing? There are some programs that overwrite user changes.

Yeah, I have software installed but I don't think any of it would affect my user logins and such.

 

[burton_o61]

just set a bios password...that way nobody can even boot your computer without a password.

And it might have deep freeze on it. Does it save any files that you download...or does it save any changes that you make at all?

 

[mrchainsaw]

just set a bios password...that way nobody can even boot your computer without a password.

And it might have deep freeze on it. Does it save any files that you download...or does it save any changes that you make at all?

Only if I tell it to.