Toshiba 8000 series, User Manual

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Part II: Technical Reference
Keeping Your Files Safe
Using a password in Windows 95 and Windows 98
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An instant (user-level) password lets you “lock” your
computer when you need to leave it for a few minutes.
❖ A supervisor-level password which protects system settings
by restricting who can make changes in Toshiba Utilities and
TSETUP. This is useful if more than one person is using the
computer.
❖ A hard disk drive password which protects your data by
requiring a password when you try to access the hard disk,
whether it’s in your computer or in another system. You can
set a hard disk drive User password and/or a hard disk drive
Master password.
❖ The Undock (Eject) password protects your computer and
data by requiring a password when disconnecting from the
optional Desk Station V Plus.
Setting a user-level password
The user-level password is the basic level of password security.
You can use it as a power-on password, an instant password and an
undock/eject password. For most users, this is all the password
security you’ll need.
You may create a user-level password using either Toshiba
Utilities or TSETUP. This section describes how to create a user-
level password in Toshiba Utilities and how to use it as an instant
and power-on password.
CAUTION: Make sure you use a password you can
remember easily. If you ever forget your password, contact
your network administration.
A good way to prevent forgetting your password is to create a
password service diskette. Refer to “Setting a password in
TSETUP” on page 161 for instructions.