How to set up an invisible password for a Windows XP system

Computer hardware as prices continue to fall "classic machine" through the upgrade and finally regain the wind, but also ran on the dual system (Windows XP and Windows 2000). Because the computer is placed in the dormitory, naturally become a "public product", but there are many settings in the Windows 2000 system do not want to let others see, how to do? and can not set the password! Brooding, finally the author thought of an excellent method, the following author to introduce.

First, locate the boot information file (boot.ini), because it is hidden, we can select "Explorer", select Folder Options on the Tools menu, uncheck the "Hide protected system files" checkbox in the View option, and then check the "Hide Files and folders" check box. Show All files and folders check box. This removes the hidden attribute, and you can see the Boot.ini file in the C disk.

[boot loader]

Timeout=30

Default=multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) WINDOWS

[Operating Systems]

multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) windows= "WINDOWS XP"/fastdetect

c:= "Windows 2000"

Here's a quick explanation timeout=30 refers to the time when the selection menu at startup, that is, the system boot menu after the user did not do anything to enter the default operating system time spent, the default setting is 30 seconds, can be arbitrarily changed, if changed to 0, then will not appear selection menu, Go directly to the default system (this is Windows XP) and if I don't want anyone to enter my Windows 2000 system right now, then modify this Boot.ini file to achieve it. First set the timeout to 2 seconds, then delete Windows 2000 after the last line equals sign. When you start, others will see only the Windows XP line, which Windows 2000 actually has, but is invisible. Who would think that just by pressing down the cursor key to enter 2000? Because the wait time is only set to two seconds! In a blink of an hour, the system goes directly into Windows XP.