HP R4012US, R4000, R4001XX, R4003XX, R4025US, R4127US, R4010US manual Coordinating Your Passwords

Security

Coordinating Your Passwords

Although you can use the same text for various passwords, Compaq passwords and Windows passwords function independently.

■Even if you plan to use the same text for a Compaq password and a Windows password, you must set the Compaq password in the Setup utility and the Windows password in your operating system.

■Unless you choose identical text for your Compaq passwords and your Windows passwords, you must enter the text of your Compaq password at a Compaq password prompt and the text of your Windows password at a Windows password prompt. For example:

❏If a power-on password is set, your power-on password (not a Windows password) must be entered when the notebook is turned on, restarted, or restored from hibernation.

❏If a Windows standby password is set, your Windows password (not your power-on password) must be entered when the notebook is resumed from standby or restored from hibernation.

✎Although their names are similar, a Compaq administrator password and a Windows administrator password have different functions. For example, a Windows administrator password cannot be used to access the Setup utility, and a Compaq administrator password cannot provide administrator-level access to your notebook contents. You can, however, use the same text for both passwords.

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