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Keeping Your Files Safe
Setting user-level passwords
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Make sure you use a password you can remember easily. If
you ever forget your password, contact your network
administrator.
A good way to prevent forgetting your password is to create a
password service diskette. Refer to
for instructions.
Using an instant user-level password
An instant password secures your system with a single
keystroke. Use this feature when you leave your desk for a
few minutes and do not want to turn off the computer.
1
Press and hold
Fn
, then press
F1
.
The screen goes blank.
2
To return to work, press a key.
On the logon screen, select a user.
3
For the selected user:
❖
If you have not registered a Windows user password,
press
Enter
.
❖
If you have registered a user password, type the password
and press
Enter
.
The desktop displays.
Setting a Windows user password
To register a password for the Windows Logon and Instant
Password functions:
1
Click Start, then Control Panel.
2
Click User Accounts.
