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password to turn on the computer
Name: mike Date: September 6, 2002 at 17:47:11 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: p4 1.6 and 256Ram
Comment:
hi i want to make a password that when enter then the computer willl turn on. if dont enter the password, press the power botton thousand time but it wont turn on. example: if want to turn on the computer,press the power botton once (it wont turn on) then must enter the password then the computer will start. if have no password, nothing will work at all
Name: ... Date: September 6, 2002 at 19:08:57 Pacific
Reply:
buy a case with a lock. The lock will disable the power button.
otherwise, you can't make a computer check a password if it's off. It's like trying to use the microwave when it's unplugged. The next best thing would be to go into bios and set-up a power-on password
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