http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/ Not just a blog but my 2nd home | The Technology Inside Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:31:23 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 aoutt Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:54:15 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-1592 awesome! i did it! but what if i wanted to get rid of it? awesome! i did it! but what if i wanted to get rid of it?

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 nirupam Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:19:39 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-1464 i am very happy to read your tips i am very happy to read your tips

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 emo Tue, 05 May 2009 10:03:00 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-1386 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 .. ? 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 .. ?

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Syed Imran Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:16:14 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-1216 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? 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?

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 nitin malik Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:33:27 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-1141 nice trick man u r realy rocking........ nice trick man u r realy rocking……..

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Popular Technology Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-1040 Nice tutorial.. bookmarking it now. I'm making a post about best security tutorial, I might link you to it! Nice tutorial.. bookmarking it now. I’m making a post about best security tutorial, I might link you to it!

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Rakshit Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:50:37 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-440 <b>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. :-) </b> 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.

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-427 immy00100 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:47:23 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-427 :O i never knew that, nice tip will be enough useful keep up the good work :O i never knew that, nice tip will be enough useful
keep up the good work

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Dominik Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:53:14 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-416 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? 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?

]]> http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Rakshit Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:46:05 +0000 http://www.rakshitk.com/blog/2008/03/17/lock-and-protect-your-computer-with-a-secret-key/#comment-361 <b>Welcome to <i>"Aarambh"</i>, buddy. <i>Ashfame</i>, I am seriously looking forward to have those inbuilt in my next laptop. :-D </b> Welcome to “Aarambh”, buddy.
Ashfame, I am seriously looking forward to have those inbuilt in my next laptop.

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