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Is there any way to put passwords on specific programs (mostly games) as I have to share my computer with my brothers and don't want them to screw everything up! I've tried using 2 profiles it stops them getting a t my documents but they can still get onto the games. Thanx for any help.
PS. I am running Windows XP Home.
PS. I am running Windows XP Home.
I am just gathering that you know the basis of windows, if this doesnt make sens to you then i would be happy to take u through it bit bye bit whic is around literlay a 2 minuite process to set up the both accounts :O).
If you would like this then please contatct me on [email protected] gl ;O)
If you would like this then please contatct me on [email protected] gl ;O)
Ok here is a solution and a very easy one at that. You can make both of your brother’s users on the computer which is rather easy.
Start>Control Panel>Users Accounts>
once in there to make things easier set up your brothers as "Users" with either a limited user account (bear in mind if they are set up as limited users they will not able to install programmes they would need administrator rights which would be the rights you have at the moment, they would have to ask you to set install any programme that they would wish to be put on. unless u know about ur security settings)
Or set them up as a computer administrator which would be the exact same as them logging into your existing account only thing is they would have no programmes installed at all.
After setting up both user accounts just re-install all the programmes they wish to be on bearing in mind that say 1 brother logs on his account and installs say msn messenger the other brother would also have to login to his account and do the same as if he was wanting to have msn...
All this does is makes 3 accounts all separate you're programmes will stay in your account and both theirs will stay within their accounts.
If there are files that are shared with them i.e. system files and you are worried about these getting touched just make them hidden files :O)
And finally 1 thing that is really simple as well is to encrypt your files you can do this by right clicking on the folder you want encrypted and clicking on the advanced key then select encrypt contents to secure data. however once again this will only allow you to view these files as u are the "owner" of the file and these files would not be able to be shared unless once again you know your away around your user security settings :O)
Start>Control Panel>Users Accounts>
once in there to make things easier set up your brothers as "Users" with either a limited user account (bear in mind if they are set up as limited users they will not able to install programmes they would need administrator rights which would be the rights you have at the moment, they would have to ask you to set install any programme that they would wish to be put on. unless u know about ur security settings)
Or set them up as a computer administrator which would be the exact same as them logging into your existing account only thing is they would have no programmes installed at all.
After setting up both user accounts just re-install all the programmes they wish to be on bearing in mind that say 1 brother logs on his account and installs say msn messenger the other brother would also have to login to his account and do the same as if he was wanting to have msn...
All this does is makes 3 accounts all separate you're programmes will stay in your account and both theirs will stay within their accounts.
If there are files that are shared with them i.e. system files and you are worried about these getting touched just make them hidden files :O)
And finally 1 thing that is really simple as well is to encrypt your files you can do this by right clicking on the folder you want encrypted and clicking on the advanced key then select encrypt contents to secure data. however once again this will only allow you to view these files as u are the "owner" of the file and these files would not be able to be shared unless once again you know your away around your user security settings :O)
There's no (official) way of doing it through Windows XP, but I'm sure if you searched download.com, there'd be millions of programs.
Is there any way to put passwords on specific programs (mostly games) as I have to share my computer with my brothers and don't want them to screw everything up! I've tried using 2 profiles it stops them getting a t my documents but they can still get onto the games. Thanx for any help.
PS. I am running Windows XP Home.
PS. I am running Windows XP Home.