is it good or bad, to use one password for all my internet activities?
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I don't recommend that.with one identical password if your password is compromised the hacker can have access to all internet services you use, Also saving passwords in a simple text file is not secure. I recommend you use a password management software which stores all your passwords categorized and encrypted. the best one I know is keepass 1.4 and it is free!It also has random password generator and so many other great features.\n\nGet it at here:\nhttp://keepass.sourceforge.net/\nand enjoy
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...if you are a home user, I would suggest not.  Even though the odds are slim, if a hacker gets in to your computer they will inevitably look for keyboard monitoring logs (they are an easy way get mine passwords).  If you want to restrict access or know what your kids are doing online: 1) put the pc in the living room, the screen facing the room 2) ask your kids 3) if you really must use a keylogger, use it temporarily, and delete it when you are done!
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i had to do this myself. if you have windows xp home edition: go under contol panel, then internet options and there will be different taps for security, connections, privacy, content, general, advanced. and you can navigate yourself threw that from there. its pretty self-explanatory and easy.
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Look at the following pdf, it's described in the 'Adding password protection' section :)
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You may be too secure.  Go to..\nTools\ninternet options\nprivacy and change the settings.\nE
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I have several email addresses. One for work, one for personal email, one for junk mail, one for my blog, one for applying for jobs, one for... you get the idea. I highly recommend having several addresses --- if you're organized enough to remember all the logins and passwords and to check them with some regularity.
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you should be able to use your e-mail address and access any websites that you need passwords for on any pc
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You can't actually password protect a single "folder" but you can with a zip file. Just create a new zipped folder and add your personal info and then select "add password" under the file menu when you open the zip file.
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Yes.  Having two firewall applications will cause conflicts, and will not protect your PC as well as having one program.
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Two proposal :\n1- On control panel click on User accounts and define an account yourself and activate password protection for it \nI should say if you are administrator of computer you can do this .Create another limited account for other members of family so they can not use your account at windows start up and they must choose limited account and as an administrator of computer you can save your files on adminstrator folder in documents and settings and your data \nwill be private .you must start your computer in safe mode and activate password for each account except limited acounts that you have created it before for family members.\n2- If your format is FAT32 you can not to encrypt your files or folders but if you format your hard drive as NTFS \nyou will be able to encrypt them.
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hapens if you have a weak password
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turn them off.\nok more seriously, if you are most worried about outside "attacks" then take all the basic precautions you do for a virus on one computer and you probably want to look into a firewall.  alot of routers out there now have good built in "hardware" firewalls as well which work well.\npassword protect things, encryption.\nif you are running wireless you can turn on encryption and password protect it...though personally i'm against this, i have a real issue with broadcasting something out into the air and not sharing it with neighbors.  call me crazy, my phone is corded and my wireless network is called "free and open" and i haven't had any problems at all.  then again there isn't much on my puter that i wouldn't share with someone anyway or that is worth the effort of trying to get off it without my permission.  and nobody has really sucked up so much bandwidth that its caused me any problems.
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I'm using a free product offered by Loginizer.com\nto manage all my personal passwords.\nIt's easy to use and really helpful!\n\nhttp://www.Loginizer.com
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I'm a professional security consultant.  You're getting a lot of opinions here, but the obvious is being overlooked -- there is no such thing as a best solution.  Your correct choice depends on what you're trying to protect!  Just because you're a home user doesn't mean that the Windows firewall is good enough.  What if you bring home sensitive documents from work?  What if you keep your entire personal financial data and history on the same computer that's connected to the Internet?  Obviously, then, what is adequate for one person isn't necessarily adequate for another.  Now, with that in mind, here's my advice:  if you are an average home user with a home PC with some games and maybe the kids' homework on it, then the firewall built in to Windows will be good enough.  If your PC at home has your personal financial data on it (maybe your Quicken files), then purchase an external firewall/router from the store -- one of the relatively inexpensive Netgear boxes, maybe.  If you bring sensitive data home from work, or your PC contains your life's history, then you should consider a more powerful firewall (Astaro is great for this -- www.astaro.com -- you can get a home use license for about $75 a year that enables all the features and subscriptions).  Configuring an Astaro, however, requires some technical expertise.  Personally, I've been using Astaro firewalls for years and they are the hacker's nightmare from hell.\n\nI hope this helps you!
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disconnect from any network \nreinstall windows \nchange all pasword \nuse internet security same as norton or balckice\nupadate frequntly windows and security software \ndont use any time save password option\nregards!
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I wouldnt let him use it to begin with! Password protect it! He is gonna download some bad crap one of these days and you WILL be payin out the bum to get it fixed!
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because you do!  This protects your wife from getting into your business and from you snooping into hers.  If you do not want to do this, just have one site and have the computer to log you on automatically. \n\nYou can also get Norton Password Manager and when you type your sign on name Norton will automatically log you in.