Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!mcdphx!mcdchg!ddsw1!ddsw1!vpnet!msm From: msm@vpnet.UUCP (Matt Minogue) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: PASSWORD Message-ID: <25c51d24:4626.1comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@vpnet.UUCP> Date: 30 Jan 90 08:00:08 GMT References: <234.25C2B9DD@uscacm.UUCP> Lines: 5 You can modify your command.com execute another program rather than autoexec.bat. What you want to do is really simple. Write a program which prompts for a password (make sure you disable Ctrl-Break and Ctrl-C)... upon successful password, have your password program begin executing autoexec.bat. Hope this helps...