Winbook X2 manual Password Protection Available to You Includes

Chapter 7: Configuring & Maintaining Your System

The Password Protection Available to You Includes:

BIOS Password Protection: You can set this password to restrict access to your hard drive at bootup or at entry into the BIOS Setup program. This aggressive form of password protection can be used to limit access to your system and files. If this password is enabled at boot, it will restrict the computer from booting unless your password is provided. It will not, how- ever, protect your data if the drive is removed and placed into another machine. See above for information about setting this password.

Windows Me Passwords: These are designed primarily to distinguish between multiple users of a machine and to load that user’s preferences. It does not offer any significant protection of your data. The password screen can be bypassed by pressing the [Esc] key when loading Windows, which can allow access to all of your files.

Windows 2000 Passwords: Windows 2000 comes equipped with an array of security features that allow an administrator (or the user designated as one) to limit access by specific users. Warning: If you forget or lose your Windows 2000 password, you will have to reformat your hard drive and restore Windows 2000 from your Restore CD. This can result in loss of data. Be sure to store your password in a safe place and keep a backup version of your data files.

Screen Saver Password: If you use a screen saver in Windows, you can set the system to require a password to resume normal functioning. This can be used to protect your current session from a casual observer, but it does not provide any substantial security.

Network/ISP Passwords: These passwords are used to restrict use of your network or modem connection. Since many programs, including Windows’s Dial-up Networking, allow you to store these passwords so that you will not have to enter them every time you connect, you should consider how secure your environment is before storing such passwords. If you work in a sensitive environment, you might want to clear lists of

If you are in an insecure environment, you might consider disconnecting

your USB Floppy Disk Drive

(if you have one) to help protect your system from viruses.

The System File Protection in Windows Me will help prevent the overwriting of critical Windows files, but this is not an effective protection from viruses. You should obtain virus software as additional protection for your system.

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