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Post by rocko on Feb 11, 2008 23:30:20 GMT -5
If I use a different user logged into my computer...does the internet history show up in both users? Will the drop menu show what the other users have typed in?
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Post by wizer on Feb 12, 2008 9:33:45 GMT -5
No, not if they log on with a different username. Each user has their own internet folders. That doesn't mean they can't find where you have been going if they really want to look hard enough.
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Post by wizer on Feb 12, 2008 9:37:12 GMT -5
I thought of one more thing. If you password protect your windows logon, then the folders that store your internet history, which are subfolders of "documents and settings" are not visible to a user logged in under another name. But if you do not password protect your log on, then another user could go into windows explorer and look at the history that way.
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Post by rocko on Feb 12, 2008 9:38:27 GMT -5
someone that uses my computer wants to look at porn...I don't want my kid to stumble upon it bc it is in the drop down thing on the address bar. I have been deleting it all and I have asked that person to find another way to spend their time, but he has asked if there was a way for him to look at porn and it not make it so availble for the children.
I am not willing to delete cookies and history daily. That is ridiculus.
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Post by freckles on Feb 12, 2008 9:42:20 GMT -5
someone that uses my computer wants to look at porn...I don't want my kid to stumble upon it bc it is in the drop down thing on the address bar. I have been deleting it all and I have asked that person to find another way to spend their time, but he has asked if there was a way for him to look at porn and it not make it so availble for the children. I am not willing to delete cookies and history daily. That is ridiculus. This Person should have thier Own Computer where the Kids cant get to it P.S. Porn is Cheating |
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Post by rocko on Feb 12, 2008 9:45:57 GMT -5
This person is 65 and single. Never been married.
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Post by loshyra on Feb 12, 2008 9:47:11 GMT -5
actually Steve, you are incorrect with the password protect in a way.. It is true that if you password protect your pc and other people with just "user" rights try and look that they may not be able to see that. But if you have admin rights, you are able to look at everything on the machine
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Post by freckles on Feb 12, 2008 9:48:22 GMT -5
This person is 65 and single. Never been married. They should get Married |
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Post by freckles on Feb 12, 2008 9:49:54 GMT -5
P.S.
I have heard a LOT of Porn sites have Porn Virus where Porn can come up anytime and you cant get it out
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Post by loshyra on Feb 12, 2008 9:53:02 GMT -5
it really isn't a virus Freckles, more like spyware, and adware. But yeah, a lot of porn sites do contain spyware/adware type code and once you have visited those sites, you will start getting popups that are very hard to get rid of.
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Post by wizer on Feb 12, 2008 10:04:11 GMT -5
actually Steve, you are incorrect with the password protect in a way.. It is true that if you password protect your pc and other people with just "user" rights try and look that they may not be able to see that. But if you have admin rights, you are able to look at everything on the machine You're right. rocko, you need to have administrator priviledges and anyone else who signs on must not have administrator priviledges in order for your data to be reasonably well protected. |
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Post by jules on Feb 12, 2008 10:38:34 GMT -5
I am not willing to delete cookies and history daily. That is ridiculus. Can I ask why? It takes all of a minute (less if you do it frequently). And it's probably the easiest solution. |
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Post by loshyra on Feb 12, 2008 10:41:30 GMT -5
why are you willing to allow this person to even use your computer?
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Post by sheyd on Feb 12, 2008 11:02:37 GMT -5
Can you teach HIM to delete cookies, etc when he is done? I agree you shouldn't be responsible for cleaning ANY of his mess after porn viewing - including the one left on the computer! Tell him he has permission to view only if he consistently deletes history/cookies? It really is a simple process...
Shey
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Post by loshyra on Feb 12, 2008 11:04:49 GMT -5
The issue that this will cause isn't just the cookies/history. If he does visit a site that puts adware on your machine, it will infect the whole machine, not just that user. Your kids maybe surfing and all the sudden getting 20 popup ads for porn. It is not a good idea to allow this person to use a pc that kids will be using at all.
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