On Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 09:55:08PM -0400, David Johanson wrote:
gilson redrick wrote:
List,
A while ago I had to re-install Win98 ; for the first time, I decided to fake that I had more than one user and require password. Since then, I had to use Win98 only twice, and in both occasions I dutifully entered my password. This afternoon, I wasn't paying too good attention to the booting up procedure and found myself in Win98 rather than S-7.3. I was about to enter the password when, in a moment of inspiration, I decided to click on Cancel, expecting the process to come to a halt until I entered a valid password, as it happens in Linux. To my great surprise, the booting up proceeded normally, and I had full access to all programs and data!!!
That's how I always di it; works great at home and on my office machine. However, doing so does not provide access tot he network which i don't want anyway.
There actually is a way to force a user to enter a valid password on a Win9x system, but it requires a bit of work and the use of an optional MS program called the Policy Editor. With the policy editor, you can make the desktop icons disappear, remove menu items, restrict access to local disk drives, etc. It is convoluted and a lot of work, but it can be done. Best Regards, Keith -- LPIC-2, MCSE, N+ Right behind you, I see the millions Got spam? Get spastic http://spastic.sourceforge.net