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7-16 Setup and Password Security

User's Manual

Satellite Pro 4200/4300 User's Manual – 4200_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 27/01/00 as IM_420UK

Supervisor password logon

The following restrictions apply to the user when you log on with a
supervisor password:

Instant security

User password will not provide access to the
computer.

Resume Mode

User password will not provide access to the
computer.

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.

1.

Go to the DOS prompt, type in SVPW, and press Enter.

2.

If the password has not been registered, the following line will be
displayed:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD = Not Registered

Do you want to register the supervisor

password ?

3.

Press Y to enter a password. The following line will be displayed:

Enter Password --->

4.

Enter a password of up to 10 characters. The character string you
enter is displayed as a string of asterisks. For example, if you enter a
password consisting of four characters, the display is shown as:

Enter Password ---> ****

5.

Press Enter. The following message appears, allowing you to verify
the password.

Verify Password --->