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Can't set CMOS password
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:37:58 GMT Not alowing their prejudice to rule
their future JClark wrote : A friend has some concerns about security of her computer while she is at work. I advised her to set a CMOS password, but she asked me to do it for her. I've never had any problems doing this before, but when I tried to set hers, the supervisor password "takes", but the user password does not. I went through the steps carefully. Now you need the supervisor password to get into setup, but you need no password to boot. Windows boots right up despite setting a user password over and over again and doing the F10 or save changes and exit (Y) thing correctly. It's a Phoenix Award Bios and a pretty new clone with WinXP home. I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone can tell me what may be going on here. Thanks... Jack Try doing it the other way round? -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html remove obvious to reply Free original songs to download and,"BURN" :O) http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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"JClark" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:31:38 +0000, Shepİ wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:37:58 GMT Not alowing their prejudice to rule their future JClark wrote : A friend has some concerns about security of her computer while she is at work. I advised her to set a CMOS password, but she asked me to do it for her. I've never had any problems doing this before, but when I tried to set hers, the supervisor password "takes", but the user password does not. I went through the steps carefully. Now you need the supervisor password to get into setup, but you need no password to boot. Windows boots right up despite setting a user password over and over again and doing the F10 or save changes and exit (Y) thing correctly. It's a Phoenix Award Bios and a pretty new clone with WinXP home. I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone can tell me what may be going on here. Thanks... Jack Try doing it the other way round? Shep: Will do and post result. Thanks. Jack there no point in setting up a cmos password and it can be cleared off. just by taking out the cmos battery wipes the password that there may been stored on it. |
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:30:43 GMT Not alowing their prejudice to rule
their future JClark wrote : On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 00:24:22 GMT, "Dark Warrior_" wrote: "JClark" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:31:38 +0000, Shepİ wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:37:58 GMT Not alowing their prejudice to rule their future JClark wrote : A friend has some concerns about security of her computer while she is at work. I advised her to set a CMOS password, but she asked me to do it for her. I've never had any problems doing this before, but when I tried to set hers, the supervisor password "takes", but the user password does not. I went through the steps carefully. Now you need the supervisor password to get into setup, but you need no password to boot. Windows boots right up despite setting a user password over and over again and doing the F10 or save changes and exit (Y) thing correctly. It's a Phoenix Award Bios and a pretty new clone with WinXP home. I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone can tell me what may be going on here. Thanks... Jack Try doing it the other way round? Shep: Will do and post result. Thanks. Jack there no point in setting up a cmos password and it can be cleared off. just by taking out the cmos battery wipes the password that there may been stored on it. Certainly true, but the person I'm trying to prevent getting into my friend's computer is not very computer literate and likely does not know that or does not have the time to do that. I've found that you also have to pull the power cord, by the way. With regard to my original problem, it was my own ignorance. I didn't realize that I had to change the CMOS password setting from "setup" to "system". My other computers always gave the choice between "setup" and "always" which is a bit clearer. Thanks for advice. Jack Nice one.Hope I helped point you there :P -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html remove obvious to reply Free original songs to download and,"BURN" :O) http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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