Boot options
- The following restrictions are available in this group:
- Disable Function Keys on Boot Up
- By default Windows 9x enables the interruption keys on boot, these allow you
to control the boot process. For example pressing F5 while the "Starting
Windows..." message is displayed will boot Windows in Safe Mode. This option
allows you to disable the F5, F6 and F8 keys. If you have turned on the
restriction Require User's Validation for Windows Access and have not tested
it yet, do not enable this restriction until you are sure it does work on your
PC properly because it denies access to Safe Mode completely. Option affects
the whole PC. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable
to Windows 95/98/ME.
- Allow Booting to the Previous Operating
System - If you installed an upgrade version of Windows 9x, you can
normally press F4 to boot your previous version of Windows. This option can be
disabled. Option affects the whole PC. Reboot your PC to activate or
deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME.
Suppress Safe Mode Warning Message - Enabling the setting suppress the safe
mode warning message when booting up, and bypasses the Startup menu. In most
of cases it can give access to DOS mode if your PC was not properly shut down.
We do recommend you to turn on this option if you secure PC entrance by the
Require User's Validation for Windows Access option. If you have turned on the
Require User's Validation for Windows Access restriction and have not tested
it yet, do not enable this restriction until you are sure it does work on your
PC properly because it restricts access to Safe Mode. Option affects the whole
PC. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to
Windows 95/98/ME.
- Require User�s Validation for
Windows Access - By default Windows doesn't require a valid username
and password combination for a user to create and use a local Windows machine.
This functionality can be changed to require this validation. Using this
option you can stop unauthorized access to your PC via Cancel button while
logging in. If you turn on all boot options, only known users defined in
Control Panel will have access to your PC using their own usernames and
passwords. You need to create at least one user profile, and to define a
password for it. Make sure that Microsoft Family Logon is enabled in the
network configuration, and set as Primary Network Logon. Use the item Users of
Control Panel to create user profiles. To install Microsoft Family Logon: Open
the item Network of Control Panel and check the list of installed network
components. If you do not see Microsoft Family Logon there, install it as
follows: Press the button Add, choose the item Client in the dialog box, then
press the button Add. Choose the item Microsoft from the list of Manufacturers
and then the item Microsoft Family Logon from the list of Network Clients,
then press the button Ok. The last and very important step is to set Microsoft
Family Logon as Primary Network Logon. To do this, use the combo box Primary
Network Logon, which is situated below the button Add in the item Network of
Control Panel. See How to setup this option correctly. Option affects the
whole PC. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to
Windows 95/98/ME.
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