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The Lock LV:

Basic Windows 95 Workstation Protection

This program is Shareware

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The Lock LV will offer password protection for the Windows 95 platform.  It can be setup to handle  temporary logins, as well as master and admin login passwords.

All menu items are accessed through a pop up menu.  To access this menu, click on The Lock's icon in the system tray.

Menu Options:

File Menu:

Passwords Menu:

Options Menu:

View Menu:

User Info:

Help Menu:

The Lock Notes:

Modes of Operation:

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Modes of Operation

The Lock.

This is the standard Password protection mode.  In this mode, you may use the master password, the Admin password (make sure you customize it) or the temp master password to log into The Lock LV.

Note:  The temp passwords are good for a limited number of uses only.

Complete Protection

When The Lock is run in total protection mode, all aspects of the lock will require a password to change.  In this mode, the system will act in its normal fashion, however, The Lock will be running the entire time.  When in this mode, it will require the Admin password to close The Lock.  If the user shuts down the system, The Lock will show a prompt with a list of options for Windows shutdown.  Shutdown will not continue until the user makes a selection; this will offer a higher level of protection by not closing The Lock until Windows is about to close itself.

While running in this mode, if a user closes The Lock by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL and selecting Close Program, or the use selects the Exit button on The Lock itself, The Lock will be restarted in password protection mode.

Using total protection in combination with Sentry Mode offers the highest level of workstation security.

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The Lock Notes

The default Admin password is :PassWord;

THELOCK.EXE may have its Admin password altered by selecting PASSWORDS/Admin Password from the pop up menu.  Once changed, only you will know the Admin password.  This will offer a second level of protection.   It is STRONGLY recommended that you change the Admin password from it's default of "PassWord".    When the system is in total protection mode, the Admin password is required to change any major aspect of The Lock and to log out of the current session of The Lock.

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Help Menu

Help to envoke this help file.

About to view about information, version number, and registration information.

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View Menu

View Log File to view the last log file.  All attempts to enter a password are logged with the

password that was tried, with the exception of the correct password.   In addition to the password attempts being logged, most every other entry item concerning The Lock is logged also.  (This includes password changes, messages viewed, log file viewed, etc.)

View Message File to view the last message file.  Persons may leave a message to you while the

lock is running by tabbing to the Leave MSG button and pressing enter, or by pressing ALT-L .

The messages are dated and timed.

While being viewed, the message base may be deleted.

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Options Menu

Lock Config.

Misc Config-

Screen Saver Config:  This option will start the Windows 95 screen saver utility and allow the current screen saver to be changed.

Win IP Config:  Select this option to view the current IP configuration for this machine.

Write MSG: for other users to view when attempting to log into The Lock.

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File Menu

Activate Lock to activate The Lock Password Protection

Admin Logoff to exit the program while complete protection is activated.

Exit to exit the program.

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Passwords Menu

Lock Password to change the Lock Password.

Admin Password to change the Default (generic) Password.

Temp Passwords  to change the temporary user passwords.

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Default Password
Admin Password

This is the Admin password for The Lock.  It is hard-coded into the program and should be changed upon installation and initialization.

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Lock Password

This is the standard master login password.  It will be linked to the currently logged in USER name, allowing multiple users to run The Lock on the same machine.  (Each user must know the Admin (not suggested method of creating new users) password, or a temporary master password (suggested method of creating new users) must have been configured.)

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Temp Passwords

Temp passwords will allow non-users access to your machine.  Each temp password may be used any number of times (specified by you) before they expire.

Temp Master passwords will allow the user complete access to the machine.

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Lock Options
Options Dialog

Startup:

Auto Run protection:  to activate The Lock password protection automatically upon program startup.

Load The Lock with Windows: To automatically load The Lock upon Windows startup.

Activate after Idle Time: To automatically start The Lock's password protection after the system has remained idle for a certain length of time.  Use edit box to adjust max idle time.

Lock Config Options-

Use Screen Saver: Select this item to use the Windows Screen Saver.  If the Windows Screen Saver is disabled or cannot be found, the interal Lock Screen Saver will activate.

Blank Screen on Protection: Select this item to blank the screen each time The Lock protectio is started.

Complete Protection:  This feature will require the master or admin password to close the program.  While in this mode, the system keys are disabled (CTRL-ALT-DEL, etc.)  While in this mode, the Master or Admin password is required to change any of The Lock's system options.

Show The Lock LV Panel: View the current status of The Lock.

Previous help.

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User Info

View the current users login information.

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Special Thanks

CrashCourse software would like to thank the following individuals for their suggestions, comments, and input:

Mike Cremin

Biff Stephens

Brad Buxton

Joel Swift

Chris Lenderman

Richard Kent

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