Bios Password

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I have set a password in the Bios, but it still does not ask for
password on boot. Any ideas?
 
I have set a password in the Bios, but it still does not ask for
password on boot. Any ideas?
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This is really outside of Windows XP and will depend on your specific
hardware. Anyway, usually there is a setting in the BIOS setup in there to
toggle between "system" and "setup" security. "System" is what you are
looking for. It's hard for me to be specific here because different
computers have different menus and use slightly different words.

And a warning: a BIOS password is ok for casual security but its fairly easy
to bypass.

Another option is to set passwords on your user accounts in Windows XP.
More info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783&sd=tech --
again, these passwords can be bypassed by anyone who knows what they are
doing and has physical access to the PC.

Hope this helps!
 
This is really outside of Windows XP and will depend on your specific
hardware. Anyway, usually there is a setting in the BIOS setup in there to
toggle between "system" and "setup" security. "System" is what you are
looking for. It's hard for me to be specific here because different
computers have different menus and use slightly different words.

And a warning: a BIOS password is ok for casual security but its fairly easy
to bypass.

Another option is to set passwords on your user accounts in Windows XP.
More info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783&sd=tech --
again, these passwords can be bypassed by anyone who knows what they are
doing and has physical access to the PC.

Hope this helps!
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See http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm for a
tutorial on bypassing the BIOS password if you forget it.
 
What do you need a bios password for?
scared someone is goin to sneak in an fiddle?
Better watch out for the secret code Bill Gates sends to your pc while you
are asleep you moron
 
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