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Rakshit: very nice trick. Looks you are really after enhancing security these days
. But I think it will be a chore to insert USB key when you need to login every time.
@Jawwad
Actually in hostel everyone can use my laptop whenever required. So every now and then I keep on experimenting things to protect my important stuffs.
It’s a bit tedious to insert USB device every time you start your system, but you got to compromise something to gain something.
good way to increase your security!!keep it up rakshit!
Good post. I just came to your blog when I saw you on my blog (Mybloglog widget).
Well you can have a Face Recognition software (if you have a webcam)or a finger print reader (next time you buy a lappy).
Welcome to “Aarambh”, buddy.
Ashfame, I am seriously looking forward to have those inbuilt in my next laptop.
Hi, i have used Syskey on Floppy for years on customer Laptops. In january this year a customer wanted to use syskey (on XP) without a floppy. I have done exactly the same you mentioned here but used USBDLM for mounting the USB devices to the drive letter A.
USBDLM: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html
I configured, that a usb-drive with a specific name should always be mounted to A, all others from G to J.
So you can make a backup to another usb-stick, change the name to force the mount to A and use it in case of a broken or lost device.
My concern is:
if a usb-device is attached before a user is logged on to the machine and this specific device was not plugged in bevore on this machine, would it mount properly?
This problem occured a few days ago:
We used Pretec iDisk Diamond sticks. They are very small and handy. We also used the type with 128MB, mainly for preventing to use the Device for other purposes as the logon process.
Now we had following issues:
The customer told me that he cannot log on to his laptop. The displayed message tells “syskey not found on drive A. Please insert disk” (Translation from german XP). I told him to use his backup-Stick (which was created on the same machine a few weeks ago) and he was able to logon. For investigation purposes i told him to plug in the “primary stick”. When he plugged it windows reacted like it was a “new-and-never-bevore-plugged-in-device”.
Messages with installing drivers and “device can now be used” appeared.
The next reboot, the “primary stick” worked again without problems…so far.
Any ideas what happened here?
:O i never knew that, nice tip will be enough useful
keep up the good work
This technique is really useful if you seriously want to protect your system. Stay Tuned for more of those similar tips.
Thanks for your comments.
Nice tutorial.. bookmarking it now. I’m making a post about best security tutorial, I might link you to it!
nice trick man u r realy rocking……..
Is there a way I can get an application like Notepad ++ to completely replace and overrun the default text editing software in windows. So much so that even if I type “Notepad” in the run dialog box….I’d like it to bring up Notepad ++ and not the default notepad. Am I asking for too much?
Hi .. ! I come to your website and find amazing tricks .. but unfortunately i dont have admin password, so i cant even start SYSKEY .. what should i do .. ?
i am very happy to read your tips
awesome! i did it! but what if i wanted to get rid of it?
really good trick but inserting pendrive in every boot is quite difficult ……….and if pendrive gets lost ,then their is no chance to open it.
ok .good trick try few more.