Locking computer during certain period of time

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Helene

Is there a way to lock the computer so it cannot be accessed during certain
periods of the day. For instance, If my teenagers get home at 3 p.m. but I
don't get home until 6, is there a way to lock the computer between 3-6
p.m.? Thanks for any help you can give.

Helene
 
Make him understand that he is not allowed to use the computer until you
come home, if that really is what you want!

May not be the answer you're looking for, but ideally it should work ;-)
 
Actually, that was just an example, not a real case senario. It's really not
just a case of keeping teens out, but if it can be done. Thanks for your
idea though.

Helene
 
Helene ... take a look at Doug Knox's site titled "How do I restrict a
User's Logon hours?".
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_restrict_users.htm

The info there describes the use of 'net user' combined with '/time'
command in WinXP, some of which are as follows:

net user johnsw /time:M-F,08:00-17:00
net user johnsw /time:M-F,8am-5pm
net user marysl /time:M,4am-5pm;T,1pm-3pm;W-F,8:00-17:00
net user johnsw /time:all (this one means this user can always
log on)
 
Fred, I don't come up with the same options in help and support, but I guess
I could try the command and see if I can get it to work. It would be nice to
be able to force a user to log off at a certain time also, but sounds like
maybe it can't be done. Thanks for your help.

Helene
 
Helene, it's strange that you're not seeing the 'net user' options after
a search for 'logon hours' in help & support ... I'm showing it as line
6 in the Full-text Search Matches. But, in any case, you should be able
to figure out from the previous examples how to set access times for a
specific user.
 
I have XP home version, so maybe that's the difference. I will try the
lockout command and see if it works with this version. Thanks for your help.

Helene
 
Ah, ok ... 'Home' version is the reason you don't see the same results.
However, the examples provided on Doug Knox's page work in Home as well,
with one exception. The days can't be entered as M-F for Monday through
Friday. The following is (more or less) a 'paste' of a reply that Doug
gave to a similar question.

You have to use the format of:

NET USER <username> /TIME:M,T,W,Th,F,Sa,Su,8AM-5PM

Using M for Monday, T for Tues and etc. Days are separated by commas.
You can find more info on the NET USER command here:
http://tinyurl.com/3nf9

Here's the long address for the above if you don't like 'tinyurl's':
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...NDOWSXP/home/using/productdoc/en/net_user.asp
 
Fred, I tried the coding using my husband's account as an example. I had it
set up so I'm administrator and he is not. I got a message that I had
successfully entered the coding, but I could still open my husband's account
during the times I had locked out. Maybe it's because we're on a personal
computer rather than a network.

I really appreciate all your help, though.

Helene
 
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