Toshiba 8100 User Guide
Part II: Technical Reference
Keeping Your Files Safe
Hard disk drive passwords - Windows 98 Second Edition
Hard disk drive passwords - Windows 98 Second Edition
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Deleting the hard disk drive User password
HINT: You must delete the hard disk drive User password
before you can delete the hard disk drive Master password.
before you can delete the hard disk drive Master password.
To delete a hard disk drive User password in Windows 98 Second
Edition:
Edition:
1
Click Start, then click Shut Down.
2
Click Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode and click
Yes or OK, as appropriate.
Yes or OK, as appropriate.
Windows shuts down the computer, then restarts it in
MS-DOS mode and displays a system prompt.
MS-DOS mode and displays a system prompt.
3
At the system prompt, type
c:\toshiba\hddpwd32
and press
Enter
.
HDDPWD32 displays a warning screen.
4
To delete the hard disk drive User password, type
1
and
press
Enter
.
To quit without deleting the password, type
3
and press
Enter
.
HDDPWD32 displays another warning and asks you whether
you want to delete the hard disk drive User password.
you want to delete the hard disk drive User password.
5
To delete the hard disk drive User password, type
Y
.
To exit without deleting the password, type
N
.
If you choose
Y
, HDDPWD32 prompts you to enter your
password.
6
Type your password and press
Enter
.
If the password you typed matches the registered hard disk
drive User password, the password is deleted.
drive User password, the password is deleted.
7
Shut down and restart the computer for your changes to take
effect.
effect.