PC DVD Rom

jess8905

Hi, please be kind I'm not that computer savy.

Can someone tell me if I were to run a dvd rom on my computer (a shared one) would it automatically show on the main menu what I had run, if so is there a way to hide/remove it? (it's nothing bad or sinister just want some privacy)

Plus can you password protect files on a shared computer?

TIA

davb

If you mean you share one computer with different people, then normally an installed program would be visible to all users.

But, you can usually specify the program group during install, and you could specify something like 'C:\Documents and Settings\[your logon name]\Start Menu\Programs\[new program name]' rather than 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\[new program name]' then it will not be as obvious to others - anyone looking hard would find it. That path is for XP - Vista or 7 would be slightly different.
You can also go to control panel, users, your user, and select to make files private - that way nobody else can see you docs/pics.

custardy

are you referring to just playing a film?

Ximian

I think what jess8905 means is that he/she is on a shared computer and doesn't want the history of previously opened files displayed. For example Start > Documents will display the last few programs that were opened.
To clear the history right click on the task bar, or select start > settings > task bar and start menu > start menu tab > customise > and then clear (this will also clear website history)

If you viewed content in Windows Media player and want to clear the history select: Tools > Options > Privacy > at the bottom select Clear CD/DVD and clear history (if required)

jess8905

Thanks Ximian, that's exactly what I ment, thanks so much for really clear instructions

pcombo

something to hide