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  1. November 21st, 2008, 01:59 PM #1
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    Password Protect the "My Computer" Icon

    Does anyone know of a way to password protect the "My Computer" icon in Windows Xp?

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  2. November 21st, 2008, 03:37 PM #2
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    Not that I'm aware of. There are probably a half dozen other ways to reach everything it has access to anyway. IOW, password protecting it would not block users from access to the PC...
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    Yup, it wouldn't do you any good, there are zillions of ways of getting into My Computer/Windows Explorer, and that's wi6thout the 3rd party apps that will do the same thing. What is it exactly that you are trying to stop someone from doing?
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  4. November 22nd, 2008, 08:31 AM #4
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    WinGuard Pro 2008 v6.6 says it can "Password Protect Windows Explorer"
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  6. November 22nd, 2008, 11:54 AM #5
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    If it's just control panel you want to disable you could create two registry files ... one to disable and then one to re-enable it.

    http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/543/

    and hide the two reg files anywhere on the drive or encrypt them.
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