How to Protect Your Computer from Your Parents

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Set up a password.

   This is key.
   
   You'll want a distinct password, I've been able to guess a lot of my friends' passwords, just to show them how easy it is.
   
   You'd be surprised how many people have their username as their password.
   
   So make the password a secret obsession you have, or something from your childhood or even a random object e.g.: 'CD case'.
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   Step 2: Make others in your household an account.

   Almost 75% of the time, people will stop going into your account if you make them their own.
   
   Be sure to give them limited access, unless you want them to be able to access your account. , Here's what you do: go to your desktop.
   
   Right-click and make a compressed zipped folder.
   
   Name it Desktop Stuff or whatever you want.
   
   Put all of your desktop files except My Computer and Recycling Bin, into the file.
   
   Then go into the folder, and click file, add password.
   
   Add one, different from your username.
   
   It can be a simpler one, but not easy! if you are an advanced user, make an encrypted file container with FreeOTFE or truecrypt. ,, One, set your History to 0 days to keep, by clicking Tools > Internet Options, in Internet Explorer.
   
   Also in Tools > Internet Options, clear your history every time after you use the Internet. , Click Tools > Internet Options, again and go to Content on the top of the box.
   
   Click AutoComplete, and then clear passwords, and clear forms, and then uncheck all the little boxes, so they don't save again. , Parents won't check it, and it's easy to clear everything but your favorites
   - Tools, Clear Private Data. , Using this feature allows you to surf internet in a way that no history is saved in the browser. , This will encrypt your password with another password to make using software such as Ophcrack to crack the password much more difficult.
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   Step 3: There is obviously still a chance that they'll get into your files and mess around.

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   Step 4: Go to My Documents

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   Step 5: make a compressed zipped folder

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   Step 6: named my documents

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   Step 7: same thing

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   Step 8: again different password.

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   Step 9: If you don't want people to know your internet history

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    Step 10: there are TWO things to do.

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    Step 11: You don't want friends to get into any of your online accounts

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    Step 12: right?

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    Step 13: For extra security

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    Step 14: download Mozilla Firefox if you don't already have it.

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    Step 15: You can use Google Chrome Incognito feature for private internet browsing.

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    Step 16: For protection from password cracking programs such as Ophcrack

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    Step 17: press the Windows key and R at the same time

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    Step 18: type in syskey and press enter

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    Step 19: choose update

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    Step 20: select password startup

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    Step 21: and type a password.

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