I have a problem with the power and reset buttons on the front of my PC.
The problem is that my 15 month old son has discovered what a great reaction he gets from me if he presses them while I am using the computer. Needless to say, I am not amused when my computer abruptly reboots in the middle of editing an important document for work.
So is there a way I can prevent the little darling from rebooting my computer when I don't want him to, but still allow me to power on the computer when it is shutdown.
I know that I could disconnect the buttons from the headers on the motherboard, but that would prevent me turning the computer on.
I tried making a cardboard cover to fit over the front of the computer to protect the buttons, but the kid figured it out and removed it after only a few minutes.
Unfortunately there are no high up shelves or other bits of furniture to move the computer to, It has to sit at floor level.
I had considered somehow wiring the two buttons in series so that you would have to press both at once to power on the computer, but I am not sure how I could do that without soldering, and in any case I think the boy would figure it out.
Any other ideas?
The computer is running Windows XP.