Hi,

I had the same problem with a teenage son a few years ago regarding the
chat rooms.  What I did was take the mouse with me when I left.  No
mouse, no access.  <g>  Same could go with the keyboard.  Take it with
you.

Sneakier they get, sneakier you have to be.  For their own good.  Also,
you can set your password to go online to NOT be remembered.  If it is
not remembered and you have to type it in, make sure it is one they will
not catch.  I use my gg grandparents names and either birth, marriage or
death dates.  I use the really odd names too.

HTH
cat
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----- Original Message -----
From: "JimsPCHome"
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Need Security Program - MORE SPECIFIC


> Doug:
>
> You can set a password in the computer's BIOS so that only you will be
able
> to boot up the computer before entering Windows.
> Be sure you do not forget the BIOS password or even you will not be
able to
> boot into the computer. The exact procedure depends on the make of your
> computer and its BIOS.
>
> Jim Gamble
>
> At 2/23/2003 02:53 AM, A&C Thompson wrote:
>
>   What I want to do is stop all physical access to my Win
> ME machine by my teenager. When I leave the house, he
> starts my machine and visits porn sites. I can't trust
> him, so I want to deny him complete access. I don't want
> him to be able to get to Windows, and especially, not to a
> dos prompt.
>
> Have you checked into the hardware PC Lock?  It requires a
> hardware device to be plugged into a USB port before an
> operating system can load.  See details at:
>
> http://www.pclock.net/index.html
>
> and
>
> http://www.oscaroscar.com/pp_PC-LK.asp
>
> I've not used this product but have heard of others who
> have said that it works.
>
> I don't know cost or more details.
>
> Doug

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