How To Set The Passwords - Toshiba Satellite Pro 4300 User Manual

Supervisor password logon
The following restrictions apply to the user when you log on with a
supervisor password:
Instant security
Resume Mode
The supervisor password will provide access to the computer from instant
security or Resume mode even if the user password was used to log on to
the computer. However, access will be limited to the user level.

How to set the passwords

This section describes how to set the supervisor and user password.
You can use either capital or small letters to enter the password. Please
do not use any national specific characters.
Supervisor password
In Windows 95/98, the SVPW program works only in the MS-DOS
environment. SVPW is stored in the Windows directory. To set the
supervisor password, follow the steps below.
Go to the DOS prompt, type in SVPW, and press Enter.
1.
If the password has not been registered, the following line will be
2.
displayed:
Press Y to enter a password. The following line will be displayed:
3.
Enter a password of up to 10 characters. The character string you
4.
enter is displayed as a string of asterisks. For example, if you enter a
password consisting of four characters, the display is shown as:
Press Enter. The following message appears, allowing you to verify
5.
the password.
7-16 Setup and Password Security
User password will not provide access to the
computer.
User password will not provide access to the
computer.
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD = Not Registered
Do you want to register the supervisor
password <Y/N>?
Enter Password --->
Enter Password ---> ****
Verify Password --->
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