1 Setting Up and Using Your PC

Setting Passwords

Setting a User Password

A User password can only be set if an Administrator password has already been set.

Set a User Password to:

•provide a power-on password prompt to prevent your PC being started or used in your absence

•start the PC when the keyboard (and mouse) are locked—you must

type the password and press to unlock the keyboard (refer to "Power-On Password", in the HP Setup program—refer to "HP Setup Program", on page 66).

If you have set both an Administrator password and a User password, and you enter the Setup program by using the User password, you will be restricted in your ability to change setup items. If you enter the Setup program with an Administrator password, you will have no restrictions.

To set a User Password:

 

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Start the Setup Program. Refer to "HP Setup Program", on page 66.

 

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Select the Security menu group.

 

 

 

3

 

Select the “User Password” submenu.

 

 

 

4

 

Choose the “Set User Password” setup item. You will be asked to

 

 

 

enter your password twice. Save your changes when you exit the

 

 

 

Setup program by selecting “Exit”, then “Save and Exit”.

 

To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a

 

password. You will be asked to enter the existing password first. Then,

 

for the new password, leave the password field blank and press

 

 

 

. To confirm your choice, press

 

a second time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

If you forget your password, refer to "If You Have Forgotten Your

 

Password", on page 56.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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