Security
Software Guide
2–3
Using HP and Windows Passwords
HP security features and Windows operating system security
features work independently from one another. For example, a
device disabled in Computer Setup cannot be enabled in
Windows.
Also, you must use a HP password at a HP password prompt and
a Windows password at a Windows password prompt. For
example:
■
If a power-on password is set, the power-on password (not a
Windows password) must be entered when the notebook
starts up or resumes from Hibernation.
■
If you set Windows to prompt for a password before
resuming from Standby, a Windows password (not a
power-on password) must be entered to resume from
Standby.
A HP administrator password and a Windows administrator
password are not interchangeable.
However, the same word or series of letters, numerals, or
slashes used for a HP password can also be used for
another
HP password
or
as a Windows password, with these
considerations:
❏
HP passwords can be any combination of up to 32 letters
and numbers and are not case sensitive.
❏
HP passwords must be set and entered with the same type
of keys. For example, a HP password set with keyboard
number keys will not be recognized if it is entered with
internal keypad number keys. (For information about the
internal keypad, refer on this CD to the
Hardware Guide,
“Pointing Devices and Keyboard” chapter.)
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