First-time Operation
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Getting Started
zDepending on the Windows settings, installed applications, and drivers, menus and
other displays may differ, or some functions (such as use of the password reset
disk) may be inoperable. Check with your system administrator for details.
zYou can select Classic view for the Control Panel or select the Classic Start menu.
You can also change the way a user logs on or off.
The procedure in this manual uses the method or view of the Windows XP default
setting (not Classic view or Classic Start menu etc.).

Resetting the password

Windows XP has a function to reset a forgotten password.
To use this function, you need to create a password reset disk beforehand following the
steps below.
ASelect [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts].
BSelect [Prevent a forgotten password] from [Related Tasks] menu of the
account you used to logon and create a password reset disk following the
on-screen instructions.
Store the password reset disk in a safe place.
zOnly the logon password for each account can be reset.
The password set in the Setup Utility (⇒ Reference Manual “Setup Util-
ity”) cannot be reset.
Information for Windows XP