Eight measures to make windows xp more secure

  
                

The security enhancement strategy is designed to reduce the harm caused by the system being compromised. It provides more protection for the inner layers of the Windows XP system's multi-layered security protection mechanism. Check out the 8 security policies for everyone today, you can make your windows xp system more arranged, is it very exciting? Then quickly follow the small series to learn.

1. Block unwanted service components

Although the more service components are installed, the more service features users can enjoy. However, the service components that users usually use are still limited, and those components that are rarely used not only take up a lot of system resources, but also cause system instability. It also provides multiple ways for hackers to remotely invade. Therefore, we should try to shield those service components that are not needed. The specific operation method is as follows: first find the "services and applications" icon in the control panel, and then open the "service" dialog box, select the program to be masked in the dialog box, and click the right mouse button. From the shortcut menu that pops up, select the "property"/"stop" command, and set the "startup type" to "manual" or "disabled", so that you can specify The service component is blocked.

2, power protection function

When using a computer to process files, the most worrying thing is that the computer suddenly loses power, because this sudden power failure will not only make your hard work results instantly If you have it, if you are serious, you can damage your computer. In order to prevent accidental power failure under various conditions and to ensure the safe and normal operation of the computer, we should enable the function of asking or directly sleeping when the power button is pressed in the power management. If you want to enable the power protection function, you can use the mouse to click ““My Computer” in the Windows XP desktop, then click “Control Panel” to select the power option. “Advanced” tab, under the corresponding tab page, click "When the computer power button is pressed", set the item, then select "Hibernate" or "What do I want to do" option in the settings box. If you select the "Shutdown" option, it is equivalent to no power protection.

3, encrypt important information

In order to prevent others from using their own computers, peek at the information stored in the computer, Windows XP specifically for our ordinary users “File and Folder Encryption" function, which allows us to encrypt important information stored on the computer so that other users cannot access the contents of the file or folder without a password. When encrypting a file, we first open the Windows XP Explorer, then find the file or folder that needs to be encrypted in the Explorer window, then right-click on the selected file or folder and pop it up. In the shortcut menu, select the “Properties” command, and then Windows XP will pop up the file encryption dialog box, click the “General” tab in the dialog box, and then select “ldquo;Advanced” to encrypt the content. Protect data & rdquo; just fine.

4, Lock your computer

If you need to leave your computer for a short while in the process of using your computer, many people will often take the lead if they are worried that their computer will be occupied by others. Shut down, then leave, then come back and turn it on again, but it is not good for the computer to switch the machine frequently. So, is there a way we can do it without shutting down and preventing others from using our own computer? The method is of course, you can quickly lock the keyboard and display by double-clicking the desktop shortcut without using CTRL+ALT+DEL Key combination or screen saver. When locking your computer, you can follow the steps below: Right-click on the Windows XP desktop, then select "New"/"Shortcut" in the context menu, and then follow the screen. Prompt, enter "rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation" command characters in the text box of the command line, and then enter the specific name of the corresponding shortcut in the subsequent wizard window. Here, for convenience, you can directly Name the shortcut "&lock;lock computer" on it. In the future, you can achieve the purpose of locking by simply double-clicking "Lock Computer" on the desktop.

5, use “ connection firewall & rdquo; function

In the network era, the virus's mode of transmission, speed of transmission and destructive power have changed dramatically, and hacking is also worldwide In-house activities. In order to prevent random invasion of viruses and hackers, many users have installed firewalls on their own computers. Windows XP has added a free "Internet Connection Firewall" feature that allows Windows XP to dynamically filter all incoming and outgoing messages, allowing the system to agree to access people and data into their internal networks. At the same time, it will prevent users and data from being blocked, and prevent hackers on the network from accessing their own networks to prevent them from changing, moving or even deleting important information on the network. When using the "Connect to Firewall" function, you can click the "Set"/"Network Connection" menu item in the Start menu, then select the dial-up connection you need to access from the pop-up window, and then use Right-click the connection icon and select the "Properties" command. In the Dialing Properties window that pops up, click the "Advanced" tab and select the "Internet Connection Firewall" option on the corresponding tab page. Then click the "Settings" button of the corresponding firewall to set the firewall according to your requirements, so that the firewall can work more efficiently. Previous12Next page Total 2 pages

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