See Wayne's answer for the high tech way... (although luckily he did not
explain the details...)
If someone (me) has physical access to the computer,
and the computer has a CD/DVD burner,
(they don't need a burning program - I'll bring my own) <grin>,
and it can be re-booted from a CD,
and the files are NOT encrypted by the OS,
I can walk away with as much as I want...
If no burner, I am only limited by the size of the Flash Drive I could afford...
(And that is faster...)
Moral: Always password protect the BIOS, and "lock it down" as to what people
can do...
Rick Glazier
From: "Stephen Bird" > I've been told that WinXP, as well as Win2k and WinNT,
has a (fairly) secure
> screensaver password scheme.
>
> Could, for example, a curious/malevolent colleague gain access over lunch
> assuming
> no prior knowledge of a reasonable (nonsensical) password (10 alphanumeric
> figures
> plus a special character or two)? I have a vague recollection of some
> utilities
> that can quickly/easily reveal a WinXP screen saver password.
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