First-time Operation
8 Create "User Accounts" to recognize this computer's user.
zIf you make mail settings, create password reset disks (Î page 21), or conduct other related operations before creating the user account, you will be unable to use mail history or settings. Create the user account at this time.
AClick [start]*1 - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts] - [Create a new account].
*1 Immediately after Windows setup, the screen may show a display as though [start] has been clicked (i.e., [All Programs] and other menus may be shown above [start]).
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BEnter a new name for the new account, then click [Next]. (For example: Matsushita)
CClick [Create Account].
z When you create the first new account, you can only select [Computer administrator].
Once a “Computer Administrator” account has been created, you can create additional limited user accounts by operating step 8.
DSet the password.
z When sharing this computer with multiple users, we recommend set- ting a password for your own account.
z When setting password, click the account for which you will set the password, click [Create a password], and the password following the onscreen instructions, and click [Create Password].
•Remember the password you have set. It is useful to input a hint in [password hint] in case you forget your password. In addition, we rec- ommend that you create a password reset disk beforehand (Î page 21).
Refer to “When administrator password is forgotten” (Î page 49) in “Dealing with Problems (Summary).”
EClick [start] - [Turn Off Computer] - [Restart] to restart the computer.
FAt the Welcome screen, click the created user (user icon) to 
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cannot operate the computer until the proper password is entered. Confirm that character input is not set to "Caps Lock" or "NumLk." (Î page 16)
z Note also that only the added user account will be displayed in the Wel- come screen. The account for the administrator created during Win- dows setup will not be displayed.
This concludes the first-time use operation guidelines.
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