for a bogstandard solution, you could use XP's encrypting file system on all your data.. as for biometric stuff, wasnt pretty much everything on the market shown to be pretty useless in some report a short while back? for something that could almost be considered secure, you'd be better off getting a different OS on there! ;) (*nix/bsd both have encrypting filesystems available i believe) Andrew --o-- >>> citrix@xxxxxxxxxx 23/01/04 16:13:56 >>> I am calling upon the wealth and knowledge of everyone on this list :) I have a laptop running windows XP. I have some VERY sensative issues on my laptop. Not that I would EVER loose it or misplace it, but - I am looking for some sort of extra security for my laptop. A different type of LOGON or something to that affect. I know there are the biometric devices out there, but would hate to have to carry around a thumb print USB device and use it EVERY time I log in? Does anyone have any other ideas? Also, so I can explore that option, anyone know a decent biometric device for thumb prints?? ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Emergent Online 99Point9.com EOL THINssentials* Bring You TRUE Universal Printing Solutions and Time Zone Support. EOL delivers any print job, any time zone, to any client, over Any protocol (ICA or RDP)! http://www.99point9.com/public/products/index.asp ********************************************************* Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Emergent Online 99Point9.com EOL THINssentials? Bring You TRUE Universal Printing Solutions and Time Zone Support. EOL delivers any print job, any time zone, to any client, over Any protocol (ICA or RDP)! http://www.99point9.com/public/products/index.asp ********************************************************* Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm