Adding a lock to Windows XP

Windows XP is the most secure operating system in the Windows family, and it provides us with a good password protection mechanism. Although there are many newspapers and magazines that describe how to lose access to Windows XP and how to enter Windows XP, this does not mean that Windows XP is very vulnerable, because Microsoft has provided us with strong security measures in Windows XP: With the Syskey command, we can set the boot password for Windows XP. This password is higher than the user password, and can also generate a key disk, which is equivalent to adding a strong lock to Windows XP. System startup password setting In Windows XP, click “Start →Run”, enter “Syskey” in the input box, run the system password setting program, and enter the dialog box shown in Figure 1. Click the “Update” button in the dialog box to enter the password setting dialog box as shown in Figure 2. Select the “Password Start” radio button, then enter the same password in the following window, and save the settings to complete the system startup password. If you want to cancel the system startup password, just select "Save boot password on this machine" in the "Startup password" window, and "OK", the system will let you enter the set system startup password and complete. The system password is saved to your hard disk, and the system startup password window no longer appears the next time you start it. The application of the system startup password is shown in Figure 1. After restarting the system, you will be prompted to enter the system startup password. The user name and password input interface of the Windows system will appear only after the correct input. It seems that the system password is set in the BIOS. There is another level before entering Windows. Making a key disk “Syskey” The system password setting program also has the function of generating a key disk. Only users with a key disk can enter Windows XP, just like some anti-virus software requires a key disk for anti-virus, and a self-protection function. In the "Startup Password" window shown in Figure 2, select "The password generated by the system", and then select "Save the startup password on the floppy disk", the program will prompt you to insert the floppy disk, & ldquo; OK & rdquo After that, the password file is automatically saved to the floppy disk, and the work of making the key disk is completed. The next time you start your computer, you will be prompted to insert a key disk for password verification. How about, with this lock added, is your Windows XP more secure?