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:

1 Start the Setup Program. Refer to "HP Setup Program", on page 66. 2 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. Be sure to save your changes before you exit the Setup program.

 

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

 

password, but do not enter anything in the password field. Press

 

 

 

and then press

 

a second time to confirm your

 

 

 

 

 

action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

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

 

Password", on page 57.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HP Vectra VL 5/xxx manual Setting a User Password, Then press, Action, Password, on