Logon password protection for Notebook running XP Pro

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The links at the bottom of this page will give you information about EFS:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/encrypt.htm
Be careful how you use any type of encryption.
Improper use can and will cause permanent loss of data.

You could use a BIOS password.
Check your manual and/or contact the manufacturer for details.
Usually a thief can get around this simply by moving the hard drive to
another computer.

If security of the data is important, you MUST maintain physical control.
A person with unrestricted access can get around almost anything.
This is not a Windows problem, the same is true of all operating systems.

There is no security without physical security.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
http://www.dts-l.org


"Peter Sale" <psale@adelphia.my-leg.net> wrote in message
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>I have a new Notebook PC running XP Pro SP2 containing data that I would
>like to safeguard should I loose it at the airport, leave it in a hotel
>room or in some other way have it lost or stolen. To that end I would, at
>least, like to password protect this notebook so that some thief could not
>simple press the power button and have instant access to my data.
> 1. How can I add an XP password to my startup procedure?
> 2. How can I encrypt especially sensitive data, with XP or with some third
> party program?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Peter Sale
> Santa Monica, CA USA
> To email me, just pull 'my-leg.'
>