How Can I Keep My Roomate Off My Computer?

[INTELCRAZY]

My computer case has a front panel lock and side panel lock. It is like a vending machine lock and is almost impossible to pick unless he finds a key similar to it. Make sure you lock both of the locks, if you lock the side panel, he can't 'hotwire' it.

You should unplug the power switch connector from the motherboard and it won't come on for him, then make it seem like it won't boot for you later, it will scare him pretty bad.

 

[Jabes]

hide the battery and the power cord so then he can't get on.

 

[Rollofthedice]

I checked out the safe mode options. Apparently there is an account named Administrator that show up in Safe Mode, but not normally and I think he might have been loggin on through that. So I set a password for that and for the hint I typed "Use your own computer". Can you believe that he has his own computer and still uses mine to surf for porn. I'm also glad that I beat him technologically and didn't have to buy a lock for my door. Anyways thanks a lot for the help, and I hope he doesn't find some other loophole.

 

[Pizza_Boy]

why dont you just simply stay with the basics and create a password for the start up?????
isnt that simple?
i usually create a password like a noun any and the the homephone number to make it hard forhim to remember the digits.
eg Acer7216579884- a name then your home phone number
simple no need for a big fuss

even a 13 year old kid like me can do these sorts off things

 

[tdeath101]

or again...bios password works like a charm..you miss type the pass 3 times and it locks up (even though you can get back if you restart)..personally bios is the way to gooo

 

[Rollofthedice]

why dont you just simply stay with the basics and create a password for the start up?????
isnt that simple?
i usually create a password like a noun any and the the homephone number to make it hard forhim to remember the digits.
eg Acer7216579884- a name then your home phone number
simple no need for a big fuss

even a 13 year old kid like me can do these sorts off things

Guess you didn't read my posts, huh. He was bypassing my login screen and I didn't know how. Now I know that it was by using the Safe Mode start-up.

tdeath101 - How can I set the BIOS password? Someone said to press Esc during startup, but that didn't work for me. The best I could do was to set a password for the Administrator account that showed up in Safe Mode start-up.

That might be good enough, but I want to make sure there is no way for him to get on this time. I have Windows XP.

Thanks.

 

[tdeath101]

do you know what brand of computer you have? (dell,HP,etc..) if its not esc then its probably f2 or the DEL button

 

[Ben]

tdeath101 - How can I set the BIOS password? Someone said to press Esc during startup, but that didn't work for me. The best I could do was to set a password for the Administrator account that showed up in Safe Mode start-up.

Thanks.

The most common keys to press are F2, F10, and F12. Try one of those, then you should be able to access the BIOS, and add a password.

 

[tlarkin]

I am sorry but when physical access to a computer is part of the equation, security is almost non existent. You can lock down a system by any means you want, and even physically lock it with a locking mechanism and i will still gain access to your computer.

Just tell him to stop it and get his own computer.

 

[bluedishwasher]

put something hes scared of under the keyboard like a giant tarantula or a snake in a drive bay

 

[tdeath101]

true, but we are assuming he has basic to none computer knowledge (the roomate) and if all he is doing is watching porn...thats a secure assumption for me..

 

[bumblebee_tuna]

The most common keys to press are F2, F10, and F12. Try one of those, then you should be able to access the BIOS, and add a password.

Sometimes I forget what key to press to show Safe Mode options and I'll end up slamming on every key possible......

Jabes-When you take out the battery, the CMOS resets after sometime and, otherwise, resets any password or settings (not to mention, the time.....)

Edit: Put the shutdown.exe in your startup folder......

 

[tlarkin]

true, but we are assuming he has basic to none computer knowledge (the roomate) and if all he is doing is watching porn...thats a secure assumption for me..

What is that famous line from several movies? Assumption is the mother of all **** ups? Assuming that he doesn't know that google exists is a good one too. I mean you do realize that you can google most computer problems and find a solution, even find solutions into breaking into computers.

 

[tdeath101]

LMFAO shutdown as soon as your comp turns on lol i like that idea ahahahaha

 

[CPTMuller]

Do you just boot into safe mode to get rid of the .EXE? Also he is correct, you'd be equally screwed because he could bypass anything after it.

 

[bumblebee_tuna]

Do you just boot into safe mode to get rid of the .EXE? Also he is correct, you'd be equally screwed because he could bypass anything after it.

Ya, you probably could, I kinda just put it as a joke......


Here's one: Put a parental lock/filter on your browser......

 

[tlarkin]

Ya, you probably could, I kinda just put it as a joke......


Here's one: Put a parental lock/filter on your browser......

windows is filled with these security flaws which allow any user to botch a system. I mean you can do so many things to keep a user from fully using windows. Making boot loops is fun, or changing their wall paper to like the back street boys then hacking the registry so they can never change their wall paper, so they are stuck with it.

However, better be careful what you do, because you can really piss some one off doing some of this stuff.

Heck, even putting a piece of tape on an optical mouse is a good prank

 

[bumblebee_tuna]

windows is filled with these security flaws which allow any user to botch a system. I mean you can do so many things to keep a user from fully using windows. Making boot loops is fun, or changing their wall paper to like the back street boys then hacking the registry so they can never change their wall paper, so they are stuck with it.

However, better be careful what you do, because you can really piss some one off doing some of this stuff.

Heck, even putting a piece of tape on an optical mouse is a good prank

Turn the voluem to 11 so the next time he watches/listens to pr0n......

 

[Rollofthedice]

It sucks because most of the inconsiderate stuff he does I can't do much to get him back. I work third shift and go to school in the morning and have no free time and he goes to school in the morning, doesn't work even part-time and has all the free time in the world.

I did buy him girl sandals, though, which is so far the only thing I've done to get back at him. He was looking for a pair and so I found one just his size. They have a black bottom sole and red straps with white flowers on the straps. He wears them all the time, I think he thinks they're hawaiian.

 

[bluedishwasher]

he sounds like a real dick, why would you keep him as a room mate? you could film him watching porn and send it to his mom or something...