Toshiba M200 User Manual

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Password security
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If you clicked Choose a screen saver, the Screen Saver 
tab has already been selected. If it is not selected, click 
the Screen Saver tab.
4
Click the On resume, password protected check box.
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Click OK.
Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged
When the battery is not fully charged (even if the computer is 
operating on AC power) your display may reappear 
automatically after a short time. To protect your desktop, you 
must set up a screen saver with a password before activating 
the password feature.
To set up a password with a screen saver, go to Windows XP 
help for instructions:
1
Click StartHelp and Support.
2
In the Search field, type 
password screen saver
.
3
Press 
Enter
.
4
Click the Protect your files with a screen saver 
password link
 located under the suggested topics.
Follow the steps listed in the Windows help to set up your 
password-protected screen saver.
To ensure the password protection is activated after pressing 
Fn + F1 (to activate instant security), wait ten seconds before 
walking away from the computer.