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How best can I
prevent others from finding out PC Lock Up in my PC and removing it? To reduce the chances of your users knowing and
disabling PC Lock Up, do the following:
- Install PC Lock Up under an Administrator
account.
- Ensure that your users does not have
Administrator account but only Guest account or Limited account.
- Keep your PC Lock Up password secret.
- Set to automatically log off or power off
during lock up times instead of showing the Lock Up Screen. If you want to
show the Lock Up Screen, modify it from the default provided.
- Set a password for your computer BIOS and
Windows Administrator account.
How do
I
close the Lock Up Screen?
To close the Lock Up Screen, select the edit
box and type the password and press the ENTER key.
If the edit box is not shown, you cannot close
the Lock Up Screen. In this case, you have to wait for the lock up time to is
over before you can use the PC again.
To show/hide the password edit box:
- Run PC Lock Up.
- Select the
Lock Up Screen Page.
- Check/uncheck the Show an edit box to
enter the password.
Can I temporarily disable lock up during
lock up times
Yes. When the Lock Up Screen is shown during
lock up times, select the edit
box and type the password and press the ENTER key. You will be asked to select
one of the following options:
- Temporarily disable lock up for half an
hour.
- Temporarily disable lock up for one hour.
- Completely disable lock up.
- Configure PC Lock Up.
Select the option you want.
How
can I power up the PC to use during lock up times?
To power up the PC to use during lock up time,
quickly log on to Windows and enter the PC Lock Up password on the
Lock Up Screen before the automatic shutdown is activated.
Depending on your Windows load time, you may
want to set a longer auto-shutdown time to allow you to have enough time to
close the Lock Up Screen before auto-shutdown is activated.
Can others
change the PC time to get around lock up times?
No. By default, PC Lock Up disables
changing of system time.
NOTE: PC Lock Up allows PC time to be
change +/- 2 minutes from the current time so as to allow other software to fine
tune the PC time to the Internet Time.
How can I change
the PC time when I really need to?
Do this:
- Run PC Lock Up.
- Select the
Others Page.
- Uncheck the Prevent changing of the computer
time check box.
- Click OK to save the changes.
- 10 seconds later, change the system time to
the time you want.
- Run PC Lock Up again and enable the option back.
When
self-control is activated, if others reboot the PC, will they be able to use the PC?
No. The Lock Up Screen will appear
again after reboot even if it is not during lock up times.
Can PC Lock Up
works in a multi-users PC?
Yes. For public PCs, PC Lock Up can be
configured to use the same set of settings for all users.
Can PC Lock
Up have its own settings for each user on the PC?
Yes. Each user can has his own set of lock up times, usage limits, myopia
control, voice alerts, Lock Up Screen and power saving settings.
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