How do I secure my laptop? - Blu-ray Forum

Lucky Luc · 04-05-2010, 07:02 PM

My mom just received a laptop for her and my dad to use. It has two user accounts for them set up with a password code. My parents do not want anyone else to be able to use the laptop for security reasons.

Now my question is:
Is there a way to set up a password so that the laptop won't turn on to the user name screen? Apparently one of my brothers was using the laptop while they were gone. And you can't get in without their passwords. So we don't know how he got in.

Any ideas on what they can do to keep their laptop safe?

Thanks guys.

LL

bageleaterkkjji · 04-05-2010, 07:09 PM

Is the hint a giveaway at the login screen?

Lucky Luc · 04-05-2010, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

Is the hint a giveaway at the login screen?

No it's not. I changed it for my mom and dad to "....." that way there's no hint. Can you turn off the hint thing?

beefytwinkie · 04-06-2010, 12:40 AM

Not too sure about laptops but on desktops you can set a BIOS password which can prevent the computer from even booting into the BIOS. I believe the proper term for that is POSTing. You should be able to do that in a laptop as well. Just go into the BIOS setup and you should be able to find it. I don't see any reason it would be different.

Septimus Prime · 04-06-2010, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beefytwinkie

Not too sure about laptops but on desktops you can set a BIOS password which can prevent the computer from even booting into the BIOS. I believe the proper term for that is POSTing. You should be able to do that in a laptop as well. Just go into the BIOS setup and you should be able to find it. I don't see any reason it would be different.

Yeah, you can definitely do that on laptops. My work laptop is secured in that way.

04-05-2010, 07:02 PM	#1
Lucky Luc Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:D.R., Texas Blu-ray reviews:3	How do I secure my laptop? My mom just received a laptop for her and my dad to use. It has two user accounts for them set up with a password code. My parents do not want anyone else to be able to use the laptop for security reasons. Now my question is: Is there a way to set up a password so that the laptop won't turn on to the user name screen? Apparently one of my brothers was using the laptop while they were gone. And you can't get in without their passwords. So we don't know how he got in. Any ideas on what they can do to keep their laptop safe? Thanks guys. LL

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04-05-2010, 07:09 PM	#2
bageleaterkkjji Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:in the garbage 4K collection:59 Blu-ray collection:322 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:4	Is the hint a giveaway at the login screen?

04-06-2010, 12:40 AM	#4
beefytwinkie Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:459 Trading Score:6	Not too sure about laptops but on desktops you can set a BIOS password which can prevent the computer from even booting into the BIOS. I believe the proper term for that is POSTing. You should be able to do that in a laptop as well. Just go into the BIOS setup and you should be able to find it. I don't see any reason it would be different.

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