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Hi:

I hope someone can help with this. I recently discovered that my partner
with whom I share this computer, downloaded a "Watchdog" parental control
software on my computer and has been spying on my every move, i.e. websites,
pictures and keystrokes. I confronted him yesterday and watched as he
deleted the program. Now Im not so trusting at this point, and would like to
know if there is any steps I can take to search my computer daily to ensure
that another program such as this is not downloaded into my computer.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as this is really bothering me.

Thanking you in advance,

Douglas
 
Purchase a computer for the sole use of your "partner",
then enter a strong password in the BIOS for your own
computer. Other than that, change your "partners" account
to a "Limited User".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Hi:
|
| I hope someone can help with this. I recently discovered that my partner
| with whom I share this computer, downloaded a "Watchdog" parental control
| software on my computer and has been spying on my every move, i.e. websites,
| pictures and keystrokes. I confronted him yesterday and watched as he
| deleted the program. Now Im not so trusting at this point, and would like to
| know if there is any steps I can take to search my computer daily to ensure
| that another program such as this is not downloaded into my computer.
|
| Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as this is really bothering me.
|
| Thanking you in advance,
|
| Douglas
 
Drexs1 said:
Hi:

I hope someone can help with this. I recently discovered that my partner
with whom I share this computer, downloaded a "Watchdog" parental control
software on my computer and has been spying on my every move, i.e. websites,
pictures and keystrokes. I confronted him yesterday and watched as he
deleted the program. Now Im not so trusting at this point, and would like to
know if there is any steps I can take to search my computer daily to ensure
that another program such as this is not downloaded into my computer.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as this is really bothering me.

Thanking you in advance,

Douglas
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Who owns the computer? If your partner, he was perfectly within his
rights; if you, he was in the wrong.

Such key-logging programs, are, by their nature, specifically designed
to be "undetectable" to any but the most expert computer users. If it's
your computer, modify your partner's user account so he can no longer
install applications. If it's your partner's computer, get one of your own.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
It is my computer. I changed his account to limited. Will this prevent him
from installing like programs on the computer?
 
The limited account is intended for someone who should be prohibited
from changing most computer settings and deleting important files.

A user with a limited account:

** Cannot install software or hardware, but can access programs that have
already been installed on the computer.
** Can change his or her account picture and can also create, change, or delete his or her password.
** Cannot change his or her account name or account type.
** A user with a computer administrator account must make these kinds of changes.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| It is my computer. I changed his account to limited. Will this prevent him
| from installing like programs on the computer?
 
Drexs1 said:
It is my computer. I changed his account to limited. Will this prevent him
from installing like programs on the computer?
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It should. Have you also placed a strong password on the built-in
Administrator account?

Also, for more info:

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
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