25th January 2000
Coming from the "You Can't Escape My Clutches" department, Lockergnomaster Stéphane Robiolle beefs up security on Windows 95 PCs. When the login dialog first pops up in Windows, users can hit the ESC key and bypass the routine. I suppose that's a solid tip, but what if you don't want anyone to do that? It'll take a little registry hacking, my friend. Launch REGEDIT and navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Network \ Logon key. Now, in the right-hand panel, look for a key labeled "MustBeValidated" (its contents will be in hexadecimal format). To stop any escape attempts, change the value to "01 00 00 00" (sans quotes). To enable the escape "bug," simply delete that particular key. Be careful not to forget your Windows password!