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Old 11-10-2007   #1 (permalink)
Mataloski


 
 

Lock Wallpaper

Other people use my computer and change my wallpaper. Just want to know if
there is a way to password lock my wallpaper so only I can change it.

Thanks

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Old 11-11-2007   #2 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Lock Wallpaper

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Mataloski View Post
Other people use my computer and change my wallpaper. Just want to know if
there is a way to password lock my wallpaper so only I can change it.

Thanks
Hi Mataloski,

The only way you can password protect your wallpaper is to password protect your user account and make the other people logon to a different Standard user account. You can see how to create a new user account in this tutorial if needed.

User Account - Create

Shawn
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Old 11-11-2007   #3 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP


 
 

Re: Lock Wallpaper

Mataloski

Do these other people have their own user accounts or are they using your
account? Wallpaper settings are specific for each user and not global.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Mataloski" <Mataloski@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Other people use my computer and change my wallpaper. Just want to know if
> there is a way to password lock my wallpaper so only I can change it.
>
> Thanks
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Old 11-11-2007   #4 (permalink)
Mataloski


 
 

Re: Lock Wallpaper

They go on my account. But I dont want to password protect my account just my
desktop wallpaper. I know they used to be able to do it at school for xp but
I dont know about vista.

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Old 11-11-2007   #5 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP


 
 

Re: Lock Wallpaper

Mataloski

If others are able to log on to the computer with your administrator
account, there is nothing you can do that they would not be able to undo?
They could even set a password for the account that would effectively lock
you out of the PC!
This is a very bad practice, especially with users who are doing things that
you don't approve.
--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Mataloski" <Mataloski@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> They go on my account. But I dont want to password protect my account just
> my
> desktop wallpaper. I know they used to be able to do it at school for xp
> but
> I dont know about vista.
>
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Old 11-11-2007   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Lock Wallpaper

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:26:00 -0800, Mataloski
<Mataloski@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>Other people use my computer and change my wallpaper. Just want to know if
>there is a way to password lock my wallpaper so only I can change it.
>
>Thanks
It's better if every user has his own computer.
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