Changing The Owner Password; Resetting A User Password; Enabling And Disabling Embedded Security; Permanently Disabling Embedded Security - HP Compaq dc7900 USDT User Manual

Changing the owner password

To change the owner password:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click HP ProtectTools Security Manager for
Administrators in Windows Vista or HP ProtectTools Security Manager in Windows XP.
2. In the left pane, click Embedded Security, and then click Advanced.
3. In the right pane, under Owner Password, click Change.
4. Type the old owner password, and then set and confirm the new owner password.
5. Click OK.

Resetting a user password

An administrator can help a user to reset a forgotten password. For more information, refer to the
software Help.

Enabling and disabling Embedded Security

It is possible to disable the Embedded Security features if you want to work without the security function.
The Embedded Security features can be enabled or disabled at 2 different levels:
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Temporary disabling—With this option, embedded security is automatically reenabled on Windows
restart. This option is available to all users by default.
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Permanent disabling—With this option, the owner password is required to reenable Embedded
Security. This option is available only to administrators.

Permanently disabling Embedded Security

To permanently disable Embedded Security:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click HP ProtectTools Security Manager for
Administrators in Windows Vista or HP ProtectTools Security Manager in Windows XP.
2. In the left pane, click Embedded Security, and then click Advanced.
3. In the right pane, under Embedded Security, click Disable.
4. Type your owner password at the prompt, and then click OK.

Enabling Embedded Security after permanent disable

To enable Embedded Security after permanently disabling it:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click HP ProtectTools Security Manager for
Administrators in Windows Vista or HP ProtectTools Security Manager in Windows XP.
2. In the left pane, click Embedded Security, and then click Advanced.
3. In the right pane, under Embedded Security, click Enable.
4. Type your owner password at the prompt, and then click OK.
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