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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To exit without setting a password, type
N
.
The hard disk drive User password will be registered the next
time you restart the computer. Each time you start the
computer from the hard disk, the system will prompt you to
enter your password. When prompted, type your hard disk
drive User password and press
Enter
.
Deleting the hard disk drive User password
HINT: You must delete the hard disk drive User password
before you can delete the hard disk drive Master password.
1 Click Start , then click Shut Down .
2 Click Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode and click
Yes or OK , as appropriate.
Windows 95/Windows 98 shuts down the computer, then
restarts it in MS-DOS mode and displays a system prompt.
3 At the system prompt, type
c:\dos\diskpw
and press
Enter
.
DISKPW displays a warning screen.
4 To delete the hard disk drive User password, type
1
and
press
Enter
.
To quit without deleting the password, type
3
and press
Enter
.
DISKPW displays another warning and asks you whether you
want to delete the hard disk drive User password.
5 To delete the hard disk drive User password, type
Y
.
To exit without deleting the password, type
N
.
If you choose
Y
, DISKPW prompts you to enter your
password.
6 Type your password and press
Enter
.