[newby]

I have recently purchased a Blackberry 8100.

I want to activate a password on the device so that people can't pick it up and read my emails etc.

How do I do this? If I go into settings; security options; general settings; and then password, it says 'disabled'.

if I change it to enabled and save the changes, will it prompt me to chose a passworde, or will I suddenly be locked out as there is a predetermined one I don't know about?

Thanks for you help.

[JSanders]

You set the password, it is yours and not preset.

[BBChristopher]

Yeah, choose a password, it will ask you to confirm, and you're done.

Then you set your left side convienence key to lock, and lock that thing up!!!!

[zero7404]

is it possible to set the pw to prompt only at powerup ?

i usually keep the phone with me @ all times so i don't need the lock on all the time....only want it in case i power down or lose the phone....

also, i want to copy all the contacts i stored in phone mem to the sd mem card, is that possible ?

thanks....

[Pizzle]

Nope...it's all or nothing...sorry.

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by sakman74

also, i want to copy all the contacts i stored in phone mem to the sd mem card, is that possible ?
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I don't believe that is possible. You should back up your entire device, though, using Desktop Manager.

[newby]

Thank you so much for your help.

[zero7404]

damn....would have been cool to have that option.

thanks for the help folks....

[cheschi]

I think you could activate a password on just the SIM card -- then, it would only ask for a password at the "power up."

[zero7404]

Originally Posted by cheschi

I think you could activate a password on just the SIM card -- then, it would only ask for a password at the "power up."

i thought of that but it wouldn't be locking the phone, and the phone is where all my data resides....

the sim card is basically empty...

thanks tho...