a mate spent me his iMac, he dont used it for longer,now I have the problem there is no Password, he`s forgotten,and no CD to start it.rigth, what a mess.Has someone any Idea how to start the Mac? Would be nice to have a second PC.
Why would all my password saved sites keep losing my filled in name and password?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
My imac takes my password and then the color wheel displays. The screen cycles quickly and then comes back to type password again. I have shut down and restarted the computer multiple times.Â
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have just bought iMac and on installation did a transfer of settings from my Macbook Air. Now my iMac does not recognize my password or master password
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iMac
my iMac is asking for a password at login and I have never set one up. How do I get past the login screen?
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iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), iOS 7.1.1
I was given a G3iMac OSX, but the only problem is that the person who put in the password has passed on. I was given a few to try, but no luck.
View 4 Replies View Relatedbasically i have an old imac computer which doesnt come up with cd and i forgot the password, I have read some tutorial that tells how to reset the password by:
holding down the command +s key when we hear the tone of imac at the startup and then insert some command line.
The issue with me is that i tried it in mnay ways but i cant get to the terminaleverytime at the startup i use apple+s key ,nothing happens ,it loads normally and gets to the login screen, keys seems to be fine what can be the issue and is it there any way to get to the terminal w/o having cd etc.
I am locked out. How to reset password?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6)
I do not know if this is in the write section, but oh well.
I pressed "option" to switch between drives but it came up that I needed to put in a password. I know the password anyways. Here is what I am getting at, is there any way when I boot my computer it can ask me for the password before getting to the desktop?
In mid-May I purchased a new iMac. It appears I didn't create an Admin password, and now I need one to install certain programes.
View 5 Replies View RelatedIf I want to sign in to this message board, I can do so. I can also sign in on my iPad to download updates, purchase new apps and songs, etc. And I can sync my iPad to iTunes on my iMac. But when I open iTunes on my iMac, it asks for my password and I can't sign in. What is causing this problem with iTunes on my iMac repeatedly asking for my password when I open iTunes?Â
This is very frustrating. I am also worried that I won't be able to sync when my new iPad arrives March 16.
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iPad 2
I just purchased a iMac G5 iSight (PPC). It had OS 10.5.8 Installed. I have to install some programs.How do I go about changing the new iMac's old owner's ID and password with out reinstalling the operating system?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 20", G5, PPC
How do I get into an iMac w/o a user namer or pw ?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
My iMac does not recognize my password? What can I do?
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iMac, iOS 5
A friend give me a Power Mac G5. I don't have the admin password. What can I do? Is anyway how i can reboot the computer without CD?
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Mac OS X (10.4.11)
The computer was my friends old one, which she gave to me as a gift. I'm trying to set a lock/password on it but it won't let me set one without the old password, which she doesn't know.
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iPod nano, Other OS
my 11 year old son just told me yesterday that he forgot his password on his imac. i don't know why he would have one, but he for got and now i need a way to get it back with out restoring the mac. i heard there is a prompt in terminal to get the password and possibly change it. does anyone know what this procedure would be?
View 1 Replies View Relatedi have an imac 15" g4 will not accept password on login. i put the boot cd in and reset the password on both root and my name. yet still nothing reset the passwords twice. still nothing. i did nothing to it i just installed an update and then it just restarted and now password will not accept. it really pissing me off. lol.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have an old school Indigo IMac. It was my uncle's and unfortunately he just passed away. I am attempting to install software but it wants the password. Obviously I cant ask my uncle. If I can not install my apps then this Mac will be worthless to me.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI want to know how I can assign a password to a couple of folders that I don't anyone opening. I saw this done in a movie but since its a movie I don't know if its possible...it was done on an Macbook
View 15 Replies View RelatedI use PowerPoint for work, and I sometimes receive password-protected files that my iMac (OS X, 10.5.8, PowerPoint for mac: 2008) cannot open.
If I want to open and work on such files, do I have any options besides running Windows?
If I run Windows, should I use XP or Vista? I do not have any use for Windows except getting to those password-protected PowerPoint files.
I am giving my iMacG5 to my son. How do I erase my entry password to get on that computer?
Info:iMac G5 (17-inch Ambient Light Sensor), Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Apple online support was useless!cannot remember password to signon to new IMAC. Surely there is a backdoor.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I use a new imac (recently replaced my old one for iCloud readiness) with 4GB memory, OS 10.7.3, and Mail regularly rejects my icloud password. I have checked the account settings and they are as suggested. I have no problem with my iPad or my iPhone which are both running iOS 5+, and my password works fine everywhere else Apple,
It happens at least once per day, and when I cancel the request for password in a few minutes, without further action on my part, Mail decides it does know my password after all! Not debilitating, but mildly annoying. Could this be an icloud issue? Maybe they need to work on this? Or (gasp) is it just me!
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 4 GB 13333MH
i cannot reset my password on a used imac and i used the general directions , such as reset and hold down c key
View 14 Replies View RelatedUpgraded to Lion fairly smoothly. All seems to be OK (hate the monochrome finder icons..another stupid change like removing the blue progress bar with SL) Main problem is mail rejects my password on my imac but it works fine on iphone and ipad.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Trying to connect to a server on work computer, but nobody knows the password. The person who knows it no longer works here. It is not saved in keychain. How can I recover the password?
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iMac
I tried to use install dvd which asks for password which I have forgotten.
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iMac (24-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Does anyone know of a password protected browser for the iMac?  I have Atomic Browser for my iPad and would like something similar for my iMac. It needs to be quite simple (like safari ideally) but need to able to bookmark sites, use history etc so the multitude of "private" browsers (that don't store cookies, history etc) are no good.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
