User Guide

288 Section 6B: Customizing Your Device
Security and Palm
®
Desktop Software (Windows)
The Windows version of Palm
®
Desktop software observes the security password for your
Centro device. If you forget your password, you cannot view your information in Palm Desktop
software. If your device is unlocked, you can change your password on your device, but all
entries marked as private are deleted. You can restore your private entries the next time you
sync.
Follow these steps to recover a lost password:
1. Press Applications and select Security .
2. Select the Password box.
3. Select the Lost Password box.
4. Select Yes.
Entering Owner Information
You can use Owner Preferences to record information that you want to associate with your
Centro device, such as your name, company name, and home phone number. If you lock
your device (see “Locking Your Device” on page 285), the Owner Preferences information
appears on the screen that requests your password to unlock it, and you must also enter your
password to change the Owner Preferences information.
1. Press Applications and select Prefs .
2. Select Owner.
3. If you assigned a password with the Security application, select
Unlock, enter your password, and then select OK.
4. Enter the text that you want to appear on the Owner
Preferences screen.
5. Select Done.