Setting An Administrator Password; Entering An Administrator Password - HP Compaq Presario,Presario V2000 Hardware And Software Manual

Security

Setting an Administrator Password

An administrator password is set, changed, or deleted in the Setup
utility.
To manage this password:
1. Open the Setup utility by turning on or restarting the
notebook, and then pressing
displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Security > Administrator
Password, and then press
❏
❏
❏
3. To save your preferences and exit the Setup utility, press
and follow the instructions on the screen.
Your preferences are in effect when the notebook restarts.

Entering an Administrator Password

At the Enter Password prompt, type your administrator
password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the
password), and then press
enter the administrator password, you must restart the notebook
and try again.
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To set an administrator password, type your password in
the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password
fields, and then press
To change an administrator password, type your current
password in the Enter Current Password field, type the
new password in the Enter New Password and Confirm
New Password fields, and then press
To delete an administrator password, type your current
password in the Enter Password field, and press
4 times.
while the Setup message is
f10
.
enter
.
enter
. After 3 unsuccessful attempts to
enter
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