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Knowledge Base
- Windows XP
- Open Users and Passwords
- Click on the Start Menu
- Click on Control Panel and then User Accounts
- It will bring up this window:
- Select Change an account under the Pick a Task menu
- If an account does not say "Password protected" next to it, you must:
- Select Create a Password
- Enter the password twice, and then click OK
- A good password should be at least 6 characters long and in addition to letters, should contain at least one Number and one Special character (such as ]-_=+, etc.)
- These steps should be repeated for each account, not just that of the Administrator
- This will secure your computer against many of the attacks used by viruses and hackers
- Mac OSX
- Go to System Preferences
- Click on the apple icon in the top left corner of the screen
- Select System Preferences
- Click on Accounts
- If the lock in the bottom left of the window is closed, click on it to enable changes
- If it is locked, it will ask for an administrator's password to unlock it. It should be your current password.
- Select the account you would like to change (the administrator accounts will have the word Admin under the Type heading)
- Click Edit User...
- Enter the password you would like to have, along with a hint if desired
- A good password will be at least six characters and will have at least one Number and one Special Character (such as $-_=+, etc.)
- This process should be repeated for all the user accounts on the machine in order to secure your machine
User Password Setting
- Windows 95/98
- Windows Me
- Go to the Users control panel
- Click on the Start Menu
- Select Settings and then click on the Control Panel
- Double-Click Users
- Select the user name whose password you would like to change
- Click Set Password...
- Enter the password you would like to use in the New Password and Confirm new password fields
- A good password should be at least 6 characters long and in addition to letters, should contain at least one number and one Special Character (such as @&-_=+ etc.)
- Click OK to set the password
- These steps should be repeated for each account except the Guest account, which should be disabled
- This will secure your computer against many of the attacks used by viruses and hackers
- Windows 2000
- Open Users and Passwords
- Click on the Start Menu
- Click on Control Panel and then Users and Passwords
- It will bring up this window:
- Highlight the account you would like to give a password to
- Click Set Password...
- If no password was set, you will now see a window that will ask for one (see below)
- Enter a password, and then confirm it
- A good password should be at least 6 characters long and in addition to letters, should contain at least one Number and one Special Character (such as &-_=+, etc.)
- Click OK to set the password
- These steps should be repeated for each account, not just that of the Administrator
- This will secure your computer against many of the attacks used by viruses and hackers
- Windows XP
- Open Users and Passwords
- Click on the Start Menu
- Click on Control Panel and then User Accounts
- It will bring up this window:
- Select Change an account under the Pick a Task menu
- If an account does not say "Password protected" next to it, you must:
- Select Create a Password
- Enter the password twice, and then click OK
- A good password should be at least 6 characters long and in addition to letters, should contain at least one Number and one Special character (such as ]-_=+, etc.)
- These steps should be repeated for each account, not just that of the Administrator
- This will secure your computer against many of the attacks used by viruses and hackers
- Mac OSX
- Go to System Preferences
- Click on the apple icon in the top left corner of the screen
- Select System Preferences
- Click on Accounts
If the lock in the bottom left of the window is closed, click on it to enable changes
- If it is locked, it will ask for an administrator's password to unlock it. It should be your current password.
- Select the account you would like to change (the administrator accounts will have the word Admin under the Type heading)
- Click Edit User...
- Enter the password you would like to have, along with a hint if desired
- A good password will be at least six characters and will have at least one Number and one Special Character (such as $-_=+, etc.)
- This process should be repeated for all the user accounts on the machine in order to secure your machine
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