Vista Shutdown Security

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I leave my pc running to allow various programs to run during the course
of the day however, other users manage to shutdown the system without
any thought for my login "at work". -Does anybody know of a "Shutdown
Password" facility I can use which prevents this from happening?- I
know I'm still at risk from the power supply being switched off - but
this measure will certainly help. Any suggestions???


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lushman
 
"lushman" wrote in message
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> I leave my pc running to allow various programs to run during the course
> of the day however, other users manage to shutdown the system without
> any thought for my login "at work". -Does anybody know of a "Shutdown
> Password" facility I can use which prevents this from happening?- I
> know I'm still at risk from the power supply being switched off - but
> this measure will certainly help. Any suggestions???
>

If you leave a note pasted all over the machine that you will kill someone,
I bet they won't touch the machine.
 
Just press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] to lock the workstation. All your programs
will continue to run. Assuming no one else knows your password, no one will
be able to get back to the start menu to shut down your computer.

They could, however, yank the power cable
smile.gif


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"lushman" wrote in message
news:eb63f4f201545bee93b6b731f231fd48@nntp-gateway.com...
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> I leave my pc running to allow various programs to run during the course
> of the day however, other users manage to shutdown the system without
> any thought for my login "at work". -Does anybody know of a "Shutdown
> Password" facility I can use which prevents this from happening?- I
> know I'm still at risk from the power supply being switched off - but
> this measure will certainly help. Any suggestions???
>
>
> --
> lushman
 
...or Windows Key + L.
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I use that anytime I walk away from my
computer in a public or semi-public place for more than a few seconds.

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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com



"Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote in message
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> Just press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] to lock the workstation. All your programs
> will continue to run. Assuming no one else knows your password, no one will
> be able to get back to the start menu to shut down your computer.
>
> They could, however, yank the power cable
smile.gif

>
> --
> Steve Riley
> steve.riley@microsoft.com
> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com
>
>
>
> "lushman" wrote in message
> news:eb63f4f201545bee93b6b731f231fd48@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> >
> > I leave my pc running to allow various programs to run during the course
> > of the day however, other users manage to shutdown the system without
> > any thought for my login "at work". -Does anybody know of a "Shutdown
> > Password" facility I can use which prevents this from happening?- I
> > know I'm still at risk from the power supply being switched off - but
> > this measure will certainly help. Any suggestions???
> >
> >
> > --
> > lushman
 
Get one of these and leave it on the office chair?

http://www.extremescience.com/BiggestSpider.htm

If the offender persists place the one of these under the desk...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator

One way or another you or someone in the office may need advice from here

http://www.doityourself.com/scat/cleaningstainremoval

I am a great believer in "Natural" remedies
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You could use a text based screensaver with "Please do not log me out"
or something like that. I know that doesn't sound like much of an idea
but it may be just throughtlessness.





Steve Riley [MSFT] wrote:
> Just press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] to lock the workstation. All your programs
> will continue to run. Assuming no one else knows your password, no one
> will be able to get back to the start menu to shut down your computer.
>
> They could, however, yank the power cable
smile.gif

>
 
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