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
Lock Wallpaper
- 10 Nov 2007 #1
Mataloski GuestMy System SpecsLock Wallpaper
- 11 Nov 2007 #2
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Join Date : Apr 2007 Texas, USA Posts : 30,530 64-bit Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate SP1, Windows 8 Enterprise Local Time: 09:12 AM
My System SpecsRe: Lock Wallpaper
Hi Mataloski,
Originally Posted by 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
- 11 Nov 2007 #3
Ronnie Vernon MVP GuestMy System SpecsRe: 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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> 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
- 11 Nov 2007 #4
Mataloski GuestMy System SpecsRe: 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.
- 11 Nov 2007 #5
Ronnie Vernon MVP GuestMy System SpecsRe: 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
news:3629D36B-BA0E-4134-BFB5-DE15E5B8A806@xxxxxx
> 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.
>
- 11 Nov 2007 #6
nomail GuestMy System SpecsRe: Lock Wallpaper
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:26:00 -0800, Mataloski
<Mataloski@xxxxxx> wrote:
It's better if every user has his own computer.
>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
- 06 Apr 2010 #7
JustaBloodyScot GuestMy System SpecsRe: Lock Wallpaper
I have the same Issue I want to password protect my wallpaper NOT lock my whole computer. I wish people would get over it and say I don't have an answer instead of telling me something wrong. I don't want to lock my computer My son is 9 and just wants to be like daddy and put a wall paper up, so I should lock my wife and kids out of the computer right? Now see why that answer dosent work people,so if anyone knows how to lock my wallpaper only, please post.
- 06 Apr 2010 #8
Administrator
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My System SpecsRe: Lock Wallpaper
Hello Scot,
Sorry, but you cannot just password the wallpaper. Only the user account. Of course you could create a separate standard user account for your son so that it doesn't matter what he changes the wallpaper to, and you do not have to worry about him being able to make changes that affect the whole computer.
If you like for an alternative, you could use the STEP TWO section in both METHOD ONE and METHOD TWO in the tutorial below to prevent the wallpaper from being changed.
Desktop Background Wallpaper - Prevent Change
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Originally Posted by JustaBloodyScot
Lock Wallpaper problems?
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