Setting Passwords In Windows; Setting Passwords In Setup Utility - HP Mini 1103 Reference Manual

Setting passwords in Windows

Password
Administrator password
User password
QuickLock (select models only)

Setting passwords in Setup Utility

Password
Administrator password*
Power-on password*
*For details about each of these passwords, refer to the following topics.
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Function
Protects administrator-level access to computer contents.
NOTE: This password cannot be used to access Setup Utility
contents.
Protects access to a Windows user account. It also protects
access to the computer contents and must be entered when
you exit Sleep or Hibernation.
Protects your information by displaying the operating system
Log On window. While the Log On window is displayed, the
computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password
or a Windows administrator password is entered. After you set
a user or administrator password, follow these steps:
1. Initiate QuickLock.
2. Exit QuickLock by entering your Windows user or
administrator password.
Function
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Protects access to Setup Utility.
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After this password is set, it must be entered each time
you access Setup Utility.
CAUTION: If you forget your administrator password, you
cannot access Setup Utility.
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
the power-on password.
NOTE: Your administrator password is not interchangeable
with an administrator password set in Windows, nor is it
displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
NOTE: If you enter the power-on password at the first
password check before the "Press the ESC key for Startup
Menu" message is displayed, you must enter the administrator
password to access Setup Utility.
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Protects access to the computer contents.
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After this password is set, it must be entered each time
you turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.
CAUTION: If you forget your power-on password, you
cannot turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
the power-on password.
NOTE: A power-on password is not displayed as it is set,
entered, changed, or deleted.