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Locking laptop with pendrive (not the one given in digit)

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/locking-laptop-with-pendrive-not-the-one-given-in-digit.75820/

Arun the Gr8
Arun the Gr8 Original post #1
Dec 15, 2007 at 11:12 PM
A friend of mine has a problem. He has an acer aspire laptop. Since he is a hostler

so a lot of people tend to use his laptop due to which it remains switched on for

long periods.

What he wants is to LOCK HIS LAPTOP USING A PEN DRIVE. I indeed have seen the

tutorial for this in ths month's digit but it is not the solution for his problem.

What he wants is not to log on with his pen drive (as given in the digit issue) but

that THE LAPTOP SHOULD WORK ONLY AS LONG AS THE "PEN DRIVE IS PLUGGED TO THE

LAPTOP" and SHOULD GET LOCKED OR HIBERNATED AS SOON AS HE "REMOVES THE PEN DRIVE".

IS this possible? If yes, plz give the detailed procedure as soon as possible. All

my "ummedein" are on this forum and its members. :-D
Choto Cheeta
Dec 15, 2007 at 11:20 PM
Off topic..

There is option of Password protect an user account... and then use of Win + L key to lock the screen when you leave :)
~Phenom~
Dec 15, 2007 at 11:42 PM
^^LOL. sometimes things are too simple that we dont believe in them and want something complex. *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/4.gif
Arun the Gr8
Dec 16, 2007 at 12:09 AM
Choto Cheeta said:
Off topic..

There is option of Password protect an user account... and then use of Win + L key to lock the screen when you leave :)

Cool enough... but wht i need is to hibernate d pc... one cannot keep a pc switched on for long??
Choto Cheeta
Dec 16, 2007 at 12:48 AM
Cool enough... but wht i need is to hibernate d pc... one cannot keep a pc switched on for long??

yeah sure, Hibernate before u leave :lol: