A way to keep those annoying siblings off the computer

[SNIPERDUDE]

agnivohneb @ Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:16 am wrote:

I like the idea just not the way it was programed

lmao, so I decided to make my own version! : )
I also added a sound effect on mine to warn off anybody trying to use the comp (air raid siren)
I use it at home, maybe I'll post it later.

[Nick]

another way past this program is to just hit control+alt+delete and just termanate the program... but it still works rreally well if the inturder doesn't think of it

[petree08]

WOW this is so neat, my 12 year old sister got freaked out when she tried to log me off lol, i changed it a bit so that a sound file saying "get off my computer fool" plays instead of beeping (gave my mother a shock) it nice to see another usefull tool made in turing.

[bugzpodder]

ahh i remember the good old days where computer only has 128MB of ram, and you can crash windows by having javascript to repeatedly open new windows in IE (yep, it is pre firefox days). In fact, I still have that page alive on my website
http://www.geocities.com/bugz_podder/anne.htm which is dated 2002 I must have edited it then, since I think i had it since at least 2000. ironically the only computer it'll ever crash is probably the one i'm using right now, which is old enough to only have 128mb of ram as well. on these old windows98 computers, it worked just well enough for ctrl+alt+del to not work properly

[CodeMonkey2000]

I have a 64 mb ram on my comp. That's why I use xubuntu. I use my dad's comp for turing and gaming, but I'm ready to trash turing now.

[Nick]

on my ME computer i have 8 mb of RAM so consider all u guys lucky

[CodeMonkey2000]

momop, how the hell are you running windows me with 8 mb ram? Isn't the requirements something like 16-32 mb?

[Nick]

apprently not lol it's really slow as u can imagane and every 2 hours or so i have to restart it or it runs too slow to do anything

[rdrake]

momop @ Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:44 am wrote:

apprently not lol it's really slow as u can imagane and every 2 hours or so i have to restart it or it runs too slow to do anything

Seriously... euthanize that Windows ME install and put Xubuntu on the machine. You can even run Turing if you wish... or you could even learn a real language! Xubuntu even comes with real security.

[fishtastic]

you #$%#$ son of a @#$%#$
you shut my computer down...

but now i know how to stop it.

START+"r"
then type "shutdown -a"
now i can type any $#%# words in the password window and not get shut down.

[Nick]

uhhh too much sugar fish? anyway there are tons of ways to stop it the simplest being just clicking the x also u could control+alt+delete and various other ways it would be cool if someone could find a way around all these im thinking the simplest way would to open another turing without telling the user and using no visable window in the newly opened turing

[Aziz]

I doubt most annoying siblings will know all that remember this is to stop your 12 year old sister who's into highschool musical or your mom who type with one finger

[md]

Has no one discovered passwords on user accounts and screensavers? I mean, sure you wrote this yourself... but it sucks ass AND it's less useful then what's on every computer by default. I seriously hope no one is actually using this as a "security measure" 'cause it's about as secure as putting a sign on your keyboard saying "Do not Touch!"

Oh, and I doubt ME would run on 8mb. If it even boots I would think it would a) be too slow to notice that it was running, b) do so much paging that you'd kill your drive really fast and c) complain like there is no tomorrow on install. Unless you purposely removed ram down to 8mb (which I don't even think is possible... standard package size is >16mb iirc) you're full of it.

[uberwalla]

Nice program. its fun to put on my parents computers as they dont know much about comps.

anyways though...

as someone mentioned yes, u can end it if you know dos commands.
also something you may want to fix is put it as big as you can and always on top because i was fooling around and cheated. Instead of putting in the password when i moved the mouse i decided to go to task manager and end task. Even making it that you can't shut down the program cant stop task manager or w/e. Unless you can completely overlap it and stop people from being able to reach it and go through controls.

[darkangel]

ya the DOS command will shut it down but the reason why i left the 30 sec timer is so whoever is "trying" to get onto your computer will madly click the close button on the window (which is greyed out) only to find it doesnt work. I found this amusing when i tested it on my sister. So i didnt add a timer. And yes if they did restart the computer then yes they could access ur files. Unless you are smart enough to hav a BIO BOOT password which you have to type in before the OS even boots, then have a pass to log on to your user, then store all your personal data on a virtual machine with another password. (Which is what i do, I run Unbuntu then boot Windows XP virtually on my computer side-by-side, very effictive)

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