HP Blackbird 002-21A Gaming System Guida All'Installazione Rapida

Turning On the Computer for the First Time

Protect the computer, personal settings, and data from a variety of risks by using:



Passwords.



Antivirus software.



Firewall software.



Critical security updates.

A password is a group of characters that you choose to secure the computer information. 
Several types of passwords can be set, depending on how you want to control access to 
your information. Passwords can be set in the Microsoft Windows

 

Vista operating system 

on the computer.

Use the following list as a basic guide when choosing a password:



Choose a password that is easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess.



Choose a long password (minimum of six characters).



Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

NOTE: Security solutions are designed to act as deterrents, but they may not be able to 
prevent software attacks or to prevent the computer from being mishandled or stolen. 

Unauthorized use of the computer 
or user account

User password

Computer viruses

AVG antivirus

Unauthorized access to data

AVG (antivirus and firewall program)

Windows Vista

 

updates

Unauthorized access to Setup 
Utility, BIOS settings, and other 
system identification information

Administrator password

Ongoing or future threats to the 
computer

Critical security updates from Microsoft