Compaq And Windows Passwords - HP Compaq Presario,Presario X6000 Hardware And Software Manual

Compaq and Windows Passwords

Compaq security features and Windows operating system
security features work independently from one another. For
example, a device disabled in the Setup utility cannot be enabled
in Windows.
Some password options are provided by your Compaq software,
and others are provided by your operating system. Compaq
passwords and Windows passwords are also independent of one
another. The following table lists the different passwords used by
Compaq and Windows and describes their functions. For
additional information about Windows passwords, such as
screen-saver passwords, refer to Start > Help and Support.
Compaq Passwords
Compaq administrator
password
Power-on password
DriveLock password
Windows Passwords
Administrator password*
User password*
*For information about setting a Windows administrator password or a
Windows user password, select Start > Help and Support.
Hardware and Software Guide
Function
Protects access to the Setup utility.
Used to access the notebook during startup
and when you restart the notebook.
Used to access drives protected by
DriveLock at startup.
Function
Protects Windows administrator-level
access to notebook contents.
Protects access to a Windows user
account.
To protect access to notebook contents
when the notebook is resumed from
Standby, you can set a password prompt to
display. Refer to
Password Prompt"
"Setting a Standby
in Chapter 3.
Security
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