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13-4 Security Features

COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

Writer: Carey Gregg Saved by: Carey Gregg Saved date: 09/23/98 1:06 PM

Part Number: 316216-003 File name: Ch13.doc

To establish your power-on password in Windows 95, do the

following:

1. Click the Computer Security tab in Passwords Properties

(Start

Settings

Control Panel

double-click

Passwords

Passwords Properties).

2. Click the Set button.

3. Enter your new password twice, then click OK.

IMPORTANT:

Type carefully, because the password is not

displayed as you type. The password is not case sensitive.

However, you must use the same keys each time you enter the

password. For example, the numbers at the top of the

keyboard are not recognized as being the same as the numbers

in the embedded numeric keypad.

4. You may enter up to eight alphanumeric characters for the

password. The next time you restart the computer, or resume

from Hibernation, Suspend, or QuickLock/QuickBlank, you

will be prompted to enter your power-on password.

Using Windows NT

The power-on password prevents unauthorized use of the

computer when it is turned on or resumed from Suspend,

Hibernation, or QuickLock/QuickBlank.

CAUTION:

You cannot use the computer if you forget your power-

on password. Therefore Compaq recommends that you record your

password and put it in a safe place.