Hi Everyone , I am new to this forum,

....too inexperienced in computers compared 2 most of ya ,I believe.I would be greateful if you cud help me from a Menace I hav around . Yes Its my teenage sibling , all the time HACKING into my laptop .

I dunot know how he manages to get around the password stuff

I hav tried both the log on options ,even the so called more secure traditional microsoft username and password ,and I hav also noticed dat he has invaded my (phoenix)SET UP and locked it with a password .I am feeling damn helpless

Cud u guys pleeeeze help us out??

thanx a million!!!

How about a bit of dialog with your sibling?

hi,jefery,thanx 4 the reply ,but had the dialogue worked i wudnt be here i was expecting some tips on additional security ...atleast i wud want to know if there are other weak points from where one cud break in (of which i hav no idea)so that i cud patch it up

thanx

Set up a new administrator account and put in very secure passwords (mix cases and #'s etc.)

You can also then delete the old accounts. There is a built-in administrator account which should not be used except for repairs etc. This account would be Administrator. Rename this account and again put in a complex password.

If he has the ways and means of cracking Windows passwords then this is criminal.

Also you could lock up the laptop if not him.

thanx will try this...btw how do ya access the built in administrator?? thanx a lot!!!

Home or Pro?

got xp home edition,

one thing i am sure about is he does not no the passwords , he manages to do wihout them somehow ,some trick he learned from his school mates,,,does dat click to some wiz kid out there????

To access the built-in Home Administrator account you need to boot into Safe Mode:

After the power-on and BIOS POST or your Logo screen repeatedly tap the F8 key or hold the Ctrl key before Windows starts.

Among all your other accounts one will be Administrator. This account should be pure if you never accessed it before. From this account you can delete all others and create new ones although you will lose all the old data as well (IE and OE settings and Favorites and e-mail etc.).

While here I would rename the Administrator to something else and also put in a complex password such as kH^%43ht&8Po* any 12 character mixture of cases; #'s and symbols. Just don't forget to write it down for yourself.

Then create a new working account for yourself with another complex password and delete all other accounts. If you want to attempt to transfer data you can try the following:

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151

If there are only these two accounts and they are password protected then there is no other access.


On a simpler note just keep him away from your laptop.

Thanks a loooot!! 4 all dat info,jef!!