HP Presario manual 9

9	Security ..........................................................................................................................................................	87
	Protecting the computer .....................................................................................................................	87
	Using passwords ................................................................................................................................	87
	Setting passwords in Windows ..........................................................................................	88
	Setting passwords in Setup Utility .....................................................................................	88
	Administrator password .....................................................................................	89
	Managing an administrator password ...............................................	89
	Entering an administrator password .................................................	89
	Power-on password ..........................................................................................	89
	Managing a power-on password ......................................................	90
	Entering a power-on password .........................................................	90
	Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................................	91
	Using firewall software .......................................................................................................................	92
	Installing critical updates ....................................................................................................................	93
10	Setup Utility (BIOS) .....................................................................................................................................	94
	Starting Setup Utility ...........................................................................................................................	94
	Using Setup Utility ..............................................................................................................................	95
	Changing the language of Setup Utility .............................................................................	95
	Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ............................................................................	95
	Displaying system information ...........................................................................................	96
	Restoring default settings in Setup Utility ..........................................................................	96
	Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................	97
	Setup Utility menus ............................................................................................................................	97
	Main menu .........................................................................................................................	97
	Security menu ....................................................................................................................	97
	System Configuration menu ..............................................................................................	98
	Diagnostics menu ..............................................................................................................	98
11 Software updates ........................................................................................................................................		99
	Updating the BIOS ...........................................................................................................................	100
	Determining the BIOS version .........................................................................................	100
	Downloading a BIOS update ...........................................................................................	101
	Updating programs and drivers ........................................................................................................	102
12 Backup and recovery ................................................................................................................................		103
	Creating recovery discs ....................................................................................................................	104
	Backing up your information .............................................................................................................	105
	Using Windows Backup and Restore ..............................................................................	106
	Using system restore points ............................................................................................	107
	When to create restore points .........................................................................	107
	Create a system restore point .........................................................................	107
	Restore to a previous date and time ...............................................................	107

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