Using An Instant Password; Setting A User Password - Toshiba Tecra A8 User Manual

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Toshiba Utilities
Setting passwords

Using an instant password

An instant password secures your system with a single
keystroke. Use this feature when you leave your desk for a
few minutes and do not want to turn off the computer.
To use an instant password, press
freezes the keyboard and TouchPad, and blanks the screen.
An instant password has no effect on an optional USB mouse
or trackball.
To unlock your system, press any key or touch the pointing
device and the Windows
your user name and enter your password, if any.

Setting a user password

To register a password for the power-on password functions:
1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, then click
Toshiba Assist.
The Toshiba Assist window appears.
2 On the left side, select Secure.
3 Select the User Password icon.
4 Click Set.
5 Enter your password then enter it again to verify.
6 Click Set.
7 Click OK if you want to save the password to a text file
on a diskette or media of your choice, or click Cancel if
you do not want to save the password to a text file.
8 Click OK to exit.
, then press
Fn
®
Logon screen will appear. Select
. This
F1