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Are Passwords Required With Thinkpads?
I've been reading a lot about thinkpads since I'm strongly considering buying one - the Z61t. I've heard that you can set a power-up password and also a password for the hard drive.
I don't want to use passwords for either power-on or for the hard drive. Is there a way when I first get my computer to disable any kind of logon password or hard drive password?
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There won't be "any kind of logon password or hard drive password" unless you set them yourself.. :)
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Yes, he's right. There are no password unless you make one. Before I gave my Z60t to my dad, I made a fingerprint password on it to make it more secure and quicker. I think the fingerprint password is the most efficient way to use it.
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So if initially it asks for a password, do I just leave it blank, then hit OK? Or will it not even ask for it when I boot up for the first time?
Thanks so much for your help!
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So if initially it asks for a password, do I just leave it blank, then hit OK? Or will it not even ask for it when I boot up for the first time?
Cath,
Part of the fun of owning a ThinkPad is that you are not in control of the security settings. When you first boot up, it will ask you for a password that someone else set, or perhaps for the fingerprint of someone you do not know. Then you will have to spend weeks or perhaps years figuring out these riddles. It's like a treasure hunt!
This is, naturally, why businesses love ThinkPads -- because they completely sap productivity, waste time, and remove user control.
I haven't figured out how to log on to my ThinkPad yet, but I can't wait until I do! I hear they're great!
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Chris
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Hmmm - very funny.
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Hey now, be nice!
Actually it was kind of funny :)
Sorry Cath, but he wasn't being malicious.
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My question was pretty elementary so it's cool but the source of my question was from all the stuff I read online about people who can't get into their Thinkpads because they of the passwords to the hard drive and the computer (that is the longest sentence I've ever written in my life!) Not being able to get into my computer because of a stupid password kind of freaks me out. So I was panicking just a bit with this question. I'm glad to know that the password isn't required.
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No worries, we all have things we have to ask elementary questions about.
If you do have an issue of being locked out without setting a password, then it's a malfunction. Lenovo just offers the option as that sort of thing is very appealing to their corporate customers, which is their lifeblood.
Just never read any Lucy Maud Montgomery, I swear she writes sentences that go on for three or four pages :)
By the way, EagleDevil, are you sure that isn't a Microsoft feature?
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A brand new computer, at least most of them, won't have any passwords set for you to figure out before you can use it. Not even BIOS, or harddrive, or Windows password.
Out of the box, the first thing the Thinkpad, as it is set up by Lenovo, will let you set up the user for the notebook. After accepting License Agreements and setting the computer name, it will ask you to set up a user and won't even ask for the password. Yes, out of the box, it's pretty unsecure. After logging on, you can set the password for the user you made by going to Control Panel->UserAccounts. Then if you want a little extra security, you can enroll the fingerprint of that user, using of course Fingerprint Software. The if you want some more security, you can set up Client Security Solution. Then if you want some more extra security, you can set a password for the BIOS, the harddrive, the Rescue & Recovery Partition.
Then if you want some real security, insert an Ubuntu CD and restart your computer... :) just kidding ;)