Passwords
Software Guide
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Combining Compaq and Windows Passwords
A Compaq password is a password set in the Setup utility. A
Windows password is a password set in the operating system.
Compaq passwords and Windows passwords work independently.
You must enter a Compaq password at a Compaq password
prompt and a Windows password at a Windows password prompt.
For example:
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If a power-on password is set, the power-on password (not a
Windows password) must be entered when the tablet PC
starts up or resumes from Hibernation.
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If you set Windows to prompt for a password before exiting
Standby, a Windows password (not a power-on password)
must be entered to resume from Standby.
■
A supervisor password set in the Setup utility and a Windows
administrator password set in Windows are not
interchangeable.
Any number combination used for a Compaq password can also
be used for other Compaq passwords or as a Windows password,
with these considerations:
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All Compaq passwords must be a combination of up to
32 numbers.
■
When the tablet PC is starting up from a hard drive protected
with DriveLock, you will not be prompted for a power-on
password if you enter a DriveLock password that is the same
as the power-on password.
■
If both a power-on password and a supervisor password are
set, the supervisor password can be used at the power-on
password prompt.
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