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What are the steps necessary to execute the HPQPwsd utility?
The HPQPswd application is executed in the Windows environment by selecting the
HPQPswd.exe file. The initial HPQFlash application window will be presented as follows
options to the user or administrator.
As indicated in the image, this utility will create an encrypted password file required to
execute the HPQFlash application in a silent mode on an administrative/setup password
protected PC. HPQPswd utility is an application which allows the user (typically a system
administrator) to create an encrypted password file which can be used with the /p option of
the HPQFlash application. This option is usually used along with the /s option to perform a
silent mode update of a PC BIOS on Hewlett-Packard computers which have a BIOS