XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   Any point to password protecting the bios if only 3 people in the   
   household, and 2 know nothing about bioses?   
      
   I just finished a 40 minute phone call iwth a 37 yo friend, the son of   
   friends, who is locked in the mental ward of a nearby hospital and who   
   has such problems for at least 18 years,.  And his words were indeed   
   full of craziness, but i need to show that I take his wishes seriously,   
   even if I don't actually fulfill them.   
      
   But I need advice:   
      
   Is there any point to password protecting the BIOS on a windows machine   
   if you live only with your parents who love you (although he's having   
   doubts abou that now), and who also wouldn't know how to modify the BIOS   
   either to break it or to fix it even if they tried.  IOW, who know   
   nothing about the BIOS.   
      
   I see why he password protected windows, for privacy, but it seems to me   
   he's just looking for trouble with the BIOS, in that he may forget his   
   own password. Woudn't that be a big problem?  Well, I guess maybe even   
   that woudln't matter because if it's currently set correctly now, the   
   computer will continue to work, even if some change is later   
   recommended, right?   
      
   He told me the passwords and I wrote them down. Is it still likely I can   
   easily remove the BIOS password now, so it doesn't cause problems in the   
   future (this assumes I will at some point touch his computer, which is   
   not very likely, but again, I want him to know I take him seriously   
   (when it's possible, and here it seems possible).)   
      
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