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How to . . . set a password for Windows

February 1, 2013 11:16 AM By RONNIE GILL ronnie.gill@newsday.com

If your computer isn't already password coded, here

Photo credit: Handout | If your computer isn't already password coded, here are a couple of reasons you might want to set a password up: To keep anyone from accessing your information if your laptop is lost or stolen, or to keep your children from using your PC.

If your computer isn't already password-coded, here are a few reasons you might want to set up a password: To keep anyone from accessing your information if your laptop is lost or stolen, or to keep your children from using your PC.

1. To set a password for Windows XP or 7, click the start button and select control panel. When control panel opens, click on the "user accounts" link.

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