When my kid misbehaves I simply disable her account. Works in WinXP, 2000, OS X, and *nix...also costs nothing. Even if you don't have a secure OS, many BIOS's can require a password to boot the machine - that method even works for DOS, and requires more knowledge to bypass than this setup...and again it's free. -- Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex-Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)