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Keeping Your Files Safe
Hard disk drive passwords - Windows 2000
To quit without setting a password, type
3 and press Enter.
HDDPWD32 displays another warning and asks you to
confirm that you want to set a hard disk drive master
password.
5 To set a hard disk drive master password, type
Y.
To exit without setting a password, type
N.
If you choose
Y, HDDPWD32 prompts you to enter your
password.
6 Type a password of up to 10 characters and press
Enter.
CAUTION: Make sure you choose a hard disk drive master
password you can remember easily. If you set a hard disk
drive user password and later forget the password or lose
your password diskette, you will need to enter the hard disk
drive master password in order to access your hard disk.
HDDPWD32 prompts you to enter the password again.
7 Type the password again and press
Enter.
If the passwords match, HDDPWD32 prompts you to create a
password diskette.
8 To create a password diskette, type
Y.
To continue without creating a password diskette, type
N.
9 If you are creating a password diskette, when prompted insert
a blank formatted write-enabled diskette in the diskette drive
and press any key to continue.
HDDPWD32 saves the password on the diskette as a text file.
If you forget your password, you can open the text file on
another computer and find out what the password is.
HDDPWD32 displays a warning screen and asks if you want
to finish setting the hard disk drive master password.