Windows 9x/ME often asks for this password when starting up but when not requiring access to the network it is easier to hit escape and get to the OS a bit faster. Because this password constitutes a protection measure, pressing escape then violates the DCMA. Working in computer support it is sometimes necessary to do this because the computer will have problems if it is not connected to the network and will take a long time before the connection times out.
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Windows 9x/ME often asks for this password when starting up but when not requiring access to the network it is easier to hit escape and get to the OS a bit faster. Because this password constitutes a protection measure, pressing escape then violates the DCMA. Working in computer support it is sometimes necessary to do this because the computer will have problems if it is not connected to the network and will take a long time before the connection times out.