Toshiba 1805-S274 Windows 98SE Supplemental User's Guide for Satellite 1800/18 - Page 23

Using an instant password, Setting a user password, Start, Settings, Control Panel, Toshiba, HW Setup

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Toshiba Utilities Setting passwords 23 Using an instant password An instant password secures your system with a single keystroke. Use this feature when you need to leave your desk for a few minutes and don't want to turn off the computer. To use an instant password, press Fn, then press F1. This freezes the keyboard and AccuPoint II and blanks the screen. An instant password has no effect on an optional serial mouse or trackball. To unlock your system, do one of the following: ❖ If you have not registered a user password, press Enter. ❖ If you have registered a user password, press Enter. Type your password then press Enter. If you enter the password correctly, the computer returns to where it was when you enabled the instant password. Setting a user password To register a password for the instant and power-on password functions: 1 Open the Start menu, point to Settings, Control Panel, then click Toshiba HW Setup. 2 Select the Password tab. 3 Click Registered. 4 Type your password in the Enter Password box and click OK. 5 Type the password again in the Verify Password box and click OK. 6 Click Exit.

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Toshiba Utilities
Setting passwords
Using an instant password
An instant password secures your system with a single keystroke.
Use this feature when you need to leave your desk for a few
minutes and don
’
t want to turn off the computer.
To use an instant password, press
Fn
, then press
F1
. This freezes the
keyboard and AccuPoint II and blanks the screen. An instant
password has no effect on an optional serial mouse or trackball.
To unlock your system, do one of the following:
❖
If you have not registered a user password, press
Enter
.
❖
If you have registered a user password, press
Enter.
Type your
password then press
Enter
.
If you enter the password correctly, the computer returns to where
it was when you enabled the instant password.
Setting a user password
To register a password for the instant and power-on password
functions:
1
Open the
Start
menu, point to
Settings
,
Control Panel
, then
click
Toshiba
HW Setup
.
2
Select the
Password
tab.
3
Click
Registered
.
4
Type your password in the Enter Password box and click
OK
.
5
Type the password again in the Verify Password box and click
OK
.
6
Click
Exit
.