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Using Windows NT, Click the Computer Security tab in Passwords Properties

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To establish your power-on password in Windows 95, do the following: 1. Click the Computer Security tab in Passwords Properties (Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ double-click Passwords Æ 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 poweron password. Therefore Compaq recommends that you record your password and put it in a safe place. 13-4 Security Features

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13-4
Security Features
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.