EPTPeople keep using my computer to play the game. I've uninstalled it but they keep reinstalling it back.
I tell them to stop, but it's no use.
So is there a way to "lock" or make the program crash?
HELP ITS SO ANNOYING LOL
How can I not make certain programs run?
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Loptimist
106 Posts
People keep using my computer to play the game. I've uninstalled it but they keep reinstalling it back. I tell them to stop, but it's no use. So is there a way to "lock" or make the program crash? HELP ITS SO ANNOYING LOL | ||
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404.Delirium
United States1190 Posts
Or just don't let them use your computer =x | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21247 Posts
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Loptimist
106 Posts
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yoshtodd
United States418 Posts
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Licmyobelisk
Philippines3682 Posts
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404.Delirium
United States1190 Posts
On March 28 2009 18:14 Licmyobelisk wrote: Why don't you create a Guest Account which doesn't have any administrative privileges then yeah put a password on your user account. In that way, they'll be using the Guest account and wouldn't have anyway of installing programs in your computer Hmn, best idea so far. But a hassle to do while allowing freedom for them to work while denying any way to get CS on the computer. =( Let them frag it out and fail the classes. Then they'll drop out and you'll get new room mates who you can introduce to BW =D | ||
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Licmyobelisk
Philippines3682 Posts
On March 28 2009 18:34 404.Delirium wrote: Hmn, best idea so far. But a hassle to do while allowing freedom for them to work while denying any way to get CS on the computer. =( Let them frag it out and fail the classes. Then they'll drop out and you'll get new room mates who you can introduce to BW =D Actually, they can still use the internet, MS word and stuff.. It's just that they cannot install some programs since they don't have the administrative privileges... Also, it's a great way of securing your computer when it comes to viruses since some malwares/viruses uses an administrative account to install themselves automatically in Disk Drives. | ||
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404.Delirium
United States1190 Posts
On March 28 2009 18:46 Licmyobelisk wrote: Actually, they can still use the internet, MS word and stuff.. It's just that they cannot install some programs since they don't have the administrative privileges... Also, it's a great way of securing your computer when it comes to viruses since some malwares/viruses uses an administrative account to install themselves automatically in Disk Drives. You're right, I'm sooo used to being Administrator that when I install programs and it asks for "This User or All users on this computer" I for some reason assume guests can too.  | ||
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Ziph
Netherlands970 Posts
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0xDEADBEEF
Germany1235 Posts
2. A goddamn retard, that is 3. Create a guest account without admin privileges for them 4. Use the parental control feature in Vista to forbid running certain programs for that guest account In XP there's no such easy solution, so you either install 3rd party software for that or you change the file permissions of the respective .exe files so that the guest user cannot run the program(s). Needs an NTFS filesystem of course, but if you still use FAT32 see #2 anyway | ||
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Loptimist
106 Posts
That is all. They aren't downloading porn or any of that stuff | ||
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
As deadbeef said, make a secondary account for them. If they're saavy enough to get around that (say by using a linux boot disk and wine or a ported CS version) then I'd say you really better have a good long talk with them about trust. Maybe that should be your first option. | ||
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Loptimist
106 Posts
On March 28 2009 19:52 BottleAbuser wrote: What's your problem with this situation, exactly? When you want to use your computer for something, they're already using it for a (to you) useless purpose? Or you simply can't tolerate that you're facilitating their brain rot? (Just curious, doesn't really change anything...) As deadbeef said, make a secondary account for them. If they're saavy enough to get around that (say by using a linux boot disk and wine or a ported CS version) then I'd say you really better have a good long talk with them about trust. Maybe that should be your first option. Yeah it's the first one pretty much. Most of the time I'm pretty okay with it. Sometimes I need to check up on something important or study for a test/quiz or whatever so yeah  I'll make a secondary account then. This should work out though. Why did I never think of that? X_X Thanks guys!! | ||
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
My roommates used to think it's funny to leave on on meatspin.com (NSFW) on my computer. I went to my hosts file (located in the system folder for Windows) and made most variations on that URL to redirect to localhost, on which I set up a "fuck off" message in big red letters. In other words, you can easily make certain web addresses resolve to something else. | ||
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0xDEADBEEF
Germany1235 Posts
On March 28 2009 19:52 BottleAbuser wrote: If they're saavy enough to get around that (say by using a linux boot disk and wine or a ported CS version) He could disable CD boot in the BIOS and set up a BIOS password. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
i.e. 127.0.0.1 css.setti.info edit: this won't stop them from playing with bots though.. | ||
micronesia
United States24799 Posts
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freelander
Hungary4707 Posts
On March 28 2009 20:27 micronesia wrote: One time in college I let someone use my computer. He installed wc3 with a dead key and got me a temp ban from BNET. Never let anybody use my computer again.... shit that must've sucked man | ||
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micronesia
United States24799 Posts
Yuck. My computer is pw protected always :D | ||
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
On March 28 2009 21:26 micronesia wrote: The ban from BNET wasn't that big of a deal (this is pre iccup though, I think) but I had wc3 files on my computer. Yuck. My computer is pw protected always :D Hahahaha. WC3 files, worse than a virus. | ||
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NeonFlare
Finland1307 Posts
The guest account solution is probably best for this situation, good luck with that. | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
On March 28 2009 20:27 micronesia wrote: One time in college I let someone use my computer. He installed wc3 with a dead key and got me a temp ban from BNET. Never let anybody use my computer again.... That happened to me and 5 friends on a LAN!!! Damn we all played BW and Diablo 2 24/7 damn we were so pissed at this guy who thought he could play Diablo 2 with a cracked cd-key.. No battle.net at that LAN | ||
thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On March 28 2009 19:09 0xDEADBEEF wrote: 1. You're a retard if you let others use your account 2. A goddamn retard, that is it sounds like you dont have 100% trust for your roommates (or friends or w/e) and in that case letting them use your computer for anything more than like the occasional email check is a terrible idea. | ||
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TT)SieG(
United States25 Posts
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
On March 28 2009 20:01 0xDEADBEEF wrote: He could disable CD boot in the BIOS and set up a BIOS password. Well, physical access + knowledge = pwned. BIOS password can be reset by taking out the little battery.  | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
Either way, the best way is to have a guest account, where they can't install shit. There are still ways around it, but honestly, if they're THAT desperate that they HAVE to play when they're on someone else's computer and not their own, then they're probably beyond help anyway. On March 28 2009 23:07 thedeadhaji wrote: it sounds like you dont have 100% trust for your roommates (or friends or w/e) and in that case letting them use your computer for anything more than like the occasional email check is a terrible idea. Friends are fine, but allowing password-less root access on your personal machine is generally a bad idea, period. This is especially true if you have any sort of sensitive personal information stored on your computer (credit card numbers, passwords to important accounts, etc.). | ||
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