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Article #547Re: Different users settings
From: James Liles
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 00:00
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On Tue, 02 Mar 1999 21:31:11 GMT, "Jon" <SPAM-LESSinbox@local.clara.co.uk> wrote: :->I need to set up Win 98 to be used by two people... :->...one is mentally disabled and is very prone to 'wrecking' the current set :->up by way of deleting all sorts, the other is 'normal' but needs to use the :->computer without this inconvenience. :-> :->Is there any way that the HDD could be partitioned and then treated as two :->completely separate drives so that the disabled person could use say drive :->D: with no detrimental effect to C: which she would be denied access to? :->She could have all the programs she needs installed to D: whilst the other :->user would use C: :->Could I use tweakUI to make C: invisible to the person using D: ? :-> :->If this is not possible, how about having two partitions on the same drive, :->both having Win98 on, with a boot manager allowing the facility to boot to :->whatever drive, obviously the drive with the boot manager on would need to :->be protected form the other user somehow (password protected screensaver in :->startup folder?) :-> :->Any thoughts please...? Partition Magic 4.0 includes a nice boot manager that lets you do that. This supports using two partitions on the same drive or booting to a second hard drive. Information about Partition Magic is available at: http://www.powerquest.com I hope that this helps. 8-). To reply via E-mail, just click Reply. (At least until the Spam becomes overwhelming) 27 spammers accounts closed so far - all reported Help and a version of Tweak UI with fewer bugs available at: http://members.aol.com/JLilesT
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