Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
    • Assigning Passwords to Screen Savers
    • Changing Your Password
    • Sharing Resources on Your Computer
    • Sharing Folders and Disk Drives on Your Computer
    • Setting File Permissions
    • Creating and Sharing a Printer
    • Sharing an Already-Defined Printer
    • Setting Printer Permissions
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Changing Your Password

You must be careful to protect your password, so other people don't learn it. It helps to change your password periodically, just in case someone has been looking over your shoulder or might have guessed your password.

To change the password:

1. From anywhere (any program, any screen) press Ctrl+Alt+Delete .
2. The Windows Security dialog box appears. Click the Change Password button.
3. The Change Password dialog box appears (see Figure 16.2). Enter your previous password in the Old Password box (this proves you're authorized to make the password change).
   

   Figure 16.2 Passwords appear as asterisks so others cannot see what you are typing.

4. In the New password box, enter your new password.
5. In the Confirm new password box, enter the new password again exactly as you did the first time.
6. Click OK.
7. A confirmation dialog box appears saying that your password has been successfully changed. Click OK.
8. Click Close to exit the Passwords Properties dialog box.

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