I'm looking at buying a macbook. The seller does not have the administrator password or the original Leopard 10.5 discs. Will this cause a problem if I want to upgrade to Snow?
View 3 RepliesI want to reset my administrator password using the Mac OS X disc, but I don't want it restored to factory settings which would make me lose all my music, doctuments, etc.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
How do I reset a forgotten administrator password?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Can I reset my administrator password without my disk?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I purchased a secondhand g5 powermac desktop and am trying to bring to factory default so that I can start fresh with new administrator and password.
I have no restore disc. I backed up the hardrive on an external hardrive and am thinking that I would erase the entire disc
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PowerMac
My wife and I have forgotten the administrator password on our 27" Mac OS X computer. We are running Version 10.7.3 on our computer. I tried to used the previous help discussions posted on the page (holding down the C Key at start-up, but none of the suggestions seems to be working to get me where I need to be at (Factory Start-up page). Also I do not have a operating disc at this time.Â
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iMac (24-inch Early 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I have been given an old Mac with previous owner name and passrord. I want to update/grade? How do I get an administrator account & password?
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Mac OS X (10.2.x)
My computer stopped recognizing my administrator's name and password. I can log onto my computer but I can't update any software.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
I installed 10.6.3 on my 250GB USB drive - no problem.
But I can't log in as the administer.
I changed the password in the System acc.,
reset it on the installation disc, and still no go.
Does anybody have an idea how to fix this?
BTW,I'm using 10.4.11 now.
I have a imac running osc 10.6.8 I just found the disks, i received this as a gift from a relative who passed away I do not know the password. I want to change the admistrator of the computer without loosing all the programs.
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iMac
I don't know if its my installation because of upgrade or all Snow Leopard installations, but SL is asking frequently for the administrator's userid and password.When trying to do a Software Update, it asks before starting. On Leopard it would ask before installing, but not before checking. Seems unnecessary.I can't remember where but I've seen it pop up much more frequently than before. I've even had it prompt me twice during an application install.Even running XCode for development. Try and debug an application, it now comes up asking for the userid/pw or someone in the developer group. I don't see a built in app to configure who's in what group. Normal Unix group commands don't seem to be present.
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iMac (17-inch Early 2006), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I have a 2007 Intel MBP, running Leopard. I purchased the family version of Snow Leopard. When I tried to install it, it just spins the disc for a minute, makes the noise like it's trying to read it and then spits it out. All other discs work fine with my MBP so I know it is not the disc drive itself. I have all software "up to date." My brother installed SL on both of his MBs, one newer than mine and one older, just fine (with the same disc). I haven't seen anything out there with this issue so I wanted to start a thread to see if anyone knows how to resolve this issue (beyond taking it back to Apple and exchanging).
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
How can you change administrator password without the old password. The owner has died and no one has the password
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
How can I reset it, I need it update my iwork software on my imac?
View 20 Replies View RelatedI just bought a used Emac running 10.3.9. The previous owner does not remember the administrator password nor did I realize how important it is to have. I have the original install discs and did boot using the disc. I then went under the install menu and chose reset password. I changed the user password but have been unsuccessful at changing the admin password. The drop down menu in password reset gave me the option of Administrator (root), Application, or finally user. I have read a couple of articles cautioning not to change or work with root changes.
View 8 Replies View RelatedA week ago, my computer (Macbook) "crashed". When I powered it up, it would go to the grey apple screen, then it would go to a blue screen, then it would switch to a light blue screen, then back to the darker blue screen, etc and never fully boot into OSX. I finally found my install discs for OSX and reinstalled my operating system from scratch, formatted my hard drive, and started new. Once I reinstalled, I realized how outdated and different everything looked... and I realized I was running OSX 10.4. So from there, I found my Leopard disc (10.5), put that in, and "Upgraded" my system to 10.5.
And basically here's where I'm at now:........................
After upgrading to Leopard, when I try to install or update any program on my computer it asks for the Administrator username and password. Well that should not be a problem seeing as how I am the administrator and so I type in my name and my password and it says "you must type an administrator's name and password to make changes to software update." So I went to system settings and checked and it no longer has my account as the administrator and I can't make any changes because I am not the administrator no more. After installing Leopard, this has happened. What should I do? (I am fairly new to Macs, I have had my Macbook about 3 months.) I also noticed that my Macbook (when I shut it) has started to wake itself up from sleep mode and stay that way while it's still closed.
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MacBookPro, iOS 5.1
I have a late Mac Book Pro 15 inch, and recently being asked for Administrator's Password, but will not accept any passwords I enter. An Administrator's Password is then required to change the Password. How do I reset the Administrator's Password?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I can't remember my administrator password for my mac.
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iMac
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7)
How do I reset my admin password?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
during os x maverick install on i mac requesting administrator password. where can i locate?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
How do I get a new Administrator password for my computer?I was trying to change the password on my computer. I have done this before under "System Preferences", then "Security and Privacy". So I entered my old password, and then entered the new one...twice as always and THEN I don't know what I did, but a window popped up that I didn't finish reading completely because as I was in a hurry I accidentally hit 'enter' and that did something.. now my computer does not accept my password. I've tried both the old and new one.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
My dvd drive is messed up and I am going to ship it to apple and was wondering if they can tell that i have a bootleg OS X Snow Leopard? If they can tell, do you think they would care?
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View 5 Replies View RelatedSo I had an aluminum 2008 unibody macbook. I replaced the hard drive with a 320gb and it has leopard on it. I damaged it and had to get a new mac. I now have a white unibody mac. To copy every thing would be a pain. I'd rather use snow leopard. What I want to know is if I can use the reinstallation disc 10.6 that came with the white macbook to upgrade my 320gb leopard hdd to snow leopard?
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