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| After you add a password, you can change it at any time. In fact, if your system is in a very busy environment, changing the password regularly enhances security. To start changing the password, choose Start, Settings, Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. |
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| Click (double-click) the Passwords icon. (Note: If you don't initially see the Passwords icon, click the View All Control Panel Options link.) The Passwords Properties dialog box opens. |
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| Click the Change Windows Password button. The Change Windows Password dialog box appears. The Change Other Passwords button only becomes active if your system is networked to a Netware or Windows NT server, not for simple Windows networks. To delete your simple network password, you can delete the yourname.pwl file in the Windows folder, but be aware that this deletes other passwords you've set up, too. Enter the new network password to use the next time you start your system. |
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| Type your old password in the Old Password text box. Press Tab. Type the new password you want to use in the New Password dialog box. Press Tab, then re-enter the password in the Confirm New Password dialog box. (Hint: Leave the second and third text box blank, as shown here, to remove the previous password.) Click OK. |
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| In the dialog box informing you that the password has been changed, click OK. |
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| Back in the Passwords Properties dialog box click the Close button. You can then choose File, Close or click the window Close (X) button to close the Control Panel window. |
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