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Originally posted by Dane
I would double-password it at the BIOS level and OS level, and just in case, I would limit all the accounts and make a backup of my system with Symantec's Award Winning Norton Ghost 12.0, which is very easy to use. 

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LMAO Too far man.

How many under 16's will actually know how crack one pass at OS level? Never mind double pass on OS & BIOS Never mind locking it still with software!

I'm 18 and I'd give up if came to BIOS

Anyway, do what chancer says...

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Originally posted by Chancer
Try changing something in the BIOS that makes impossible the use.
When you come back, reset it to the previous config.
Tell them something happened, you still can't find a sollution and you don't want a unknown tech to fix that.

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Originally posted by ShawnZ
why not run a VM in full screen or dual boot or something

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Too much hassle

btw, to put on an OS password, run syskey.

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Originally posted by Dane
make a backup of my system with Symantec's Award Winning Norton Ghost 12.0, which is very easy to use.

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I think that making a full backup would be best. Create the image and put it on another disk somewhere. Delete stuff from your computer that you don't want to share. Let them do what they like on a limited/power user account. When you come back, no matter if all they did was read an email or if they have found 100 viruses for you, just restore your backup. You end up with your computer just how you left it, and they get to use it easily.

Depending on how computer-aware they are, children of that age can be MAJOR MEGA EXTREMELY curious... Believe me when I say that even a 5 year old can screw up your entire PC (grrrr at my little cousin).

Make a backup of your HDD and store it somewhere OFFLINE. eg: put it on another HDD and physically disconnect that HDD. (and indeed, remove all your stuff and/or stuff they don't need from the HDD which they are going to use - In essence, make a new Windows System for them, like rav0 said).

Also, put a password on your BIOS for sure! (and make sure the bios does not lock you out for ever when you've entered 3 wrong passwords).

Then complain to your parents that a PC is NOT a toy to mess with. It is a machine which needs fine tuning and maintenance like any other machine. I bet they don't let those children play with dad's car or mom's washing machine either...


Personally I would even go as far as building a small PC for them with parts I have laying around, or even buy a very cheap PC they can play with...

The younger they are, the more dangerous they are (think about when you were that age )


PS: I do love children though

Tell them to fo and bring their own PC or laptop. I don't let anyone touch my PC/laptop if I'm not here, ever.