Using An Instant Password; Setting A User Password; Disabling A User Password - Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 Series User Manual

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Toshiba Utilities
Setting user passwords

Using an instant password

An instant password secures your system with a single keystroke.
Use this feature when you need to leave your desk for a few
minutes and don't want to turn off the computer.
To use an instant password, press
keyboard and AccuPoint II and blanks the screen. An instant
password has no effect on an optional serial mouse or trackball.
1 To unlock your system, do one of the following:
If you enter the password correctly, the computer returns to
where it was when you enabled the instant password.

Setting a user password

To register a password for the instant and power-on password
functions:
1 Open the Start menu, point to Settings, Control Panel, then
click Toshiba Hardware Setup.
2 Select the Password tab.
3 Click Registered.
4 Type your password in the Enter Password box and click OK
5 Type the password again in the Verify Password box and click
OK
6 Click Exit.

Disabling a user password

To cancel the password that supports the instant and power-on
password functions:
If you have not registered a user password, press
If you have registered a user password, press
your password then press
.
, then press
Fn F1
.
Enter
. This freezes the
.
Enter
Type
Enter.
.