OS 10.4 - my admin account was deleted???

ddddisaster · ddddisaster #1 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 12:45 AM

Okay so I feel like I must be the first person to have this ever happen. I need help asap and am stressing, especially since I have to board a plane across the country tomorrow at 8am.

I'm giving my sister my ibook g4. I made a new account for her and THOUGHT I made it an admin account, but it turns out I didn't. Yet somehow (this is the part that makes no sense), on her account, I deleted my admin account. So as it's standing, there is one account on the computer and that is a Standard account. So I (as of tomorrow, she) can't make any changes to the computer at all because it asks for the Admin user/password combo and there isn't an administrator account.
The bonus is that my start up disks are in New York (there's no way to use the startup disks from a macbook on an ibook, right?)

IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIX THIS?! please.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #2 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 08:44 AM

No you need the iBook's original disks to do that. If she doesn't have the original disks, she needs to buy a full install of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) as an emergency disk so she can reinstall everything.

kitjv · kitjv #3 (**permalink**)

10-31-2007, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MacHeadCase

No you need the iBook's original disks to do that. If she doesn't have the original disks, she needs to buy a full install of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) as an emergency disk so she can reinstall everything.

This is EXACTLY my problem as well! I feel like a *******! Can I infer from this that I need to re-install OS 10.4 for the startup CD? THANK YOU!!

iLindzo · iLindzo #4 (**permalink**)

11-02-2007, 12:28 AM

Maybe try this.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....95737&tstart=0

When I upgraded to Leopard, I lost my Admin account and couldn't make any changes. I went and did this simple Single-User ... thing ... and now I'm all good. Got my admin back and am having no issues.

iLindzo · iLindzo #5 (**permalink**)

11-02-2007, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iLindzo

Maybe try this.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....95737&tstart=0

When I upgraded to Leopard, I lost my Admin account and couldn't make any changes. I went and did this simple Single-User ... thing ... and now I'm all good. Got my admin back and am having no issues.

Btw.. Sorry it's late. Just joined Mac-Forums today. Hope you can still get it fixed.

MACGIRL34 · MACGIRL34 #6 (**permalink**)

11-02-2007, 01:42 AM

Welcome to the forum and it's never too late...someone out there always needs info like this...thanks for lending a hand...

MacHeadCase #2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-13-2007, 08:44 AM No you need the iBook's original disks to do that. If she doesn't have the original disks, she needs to buy a full install of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) as an emergency disk so she can reinstall everything. Last edited by MacHeadCase; 01-13-2007 at 08:46 AM.
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iLindzo #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 387 Mac Specs: 15" MBP w/Intel Core 2 Duo w/Lion, MBA w/Lion, 80GB iPod Video, 32GB iPhone 4, Two 32GB iPads	11-02-2007, 12:28 AM Maybe try this. http://discussions.apple.com/thread....95737&tstart=0 When I upgraded to Leopard, I lost my Admin account and couldn't make any changes. I went and did this simple Single-User ... thing ... and now I'm all good. Got my admin back and am having no issues.  Mac users swear by their computers. PC users swear at their computers.
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MACGIRL34 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 01, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 451 Mac Specs: 24" iMac 2.8 GHZ/2GB/320GB/Leopard	11-02-2007, 01:42 AM Welcome to the forum and it's never too late...someone out there always needs info like this...thanks for lending a hand... .Leo my mac kitty... 24" iMac 2.8GHz, Macbook Air 1.8GHZ/2GB/80GB, iPhone 3G 16GB White , iPod Classic 80GB, iPod Nano... MAC CHAT: macgirl3434 see profile My site: see profile
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ddddisaster #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Posts: 1	01-13-2007, 12:45 AM Okay so I feel like I must be the first person to have this ever happen. I need help asap and am stressing, especially since I have to board a plane across the country tomorrow at 8am. I'm giving my sister my ibook g4. I made a new account for her and THOUGHT I made it an admin account, but it turns out I didn't. Yet somehow (this is the part that makes no sense), on her account, I deleted my admin account. So as it's standing, there is one account on the computer and that is a Standard account. So I (as of tomorrow, she) can't make any changes to the computer at all because it asks for the Admin user/password combo and there isn't an administrator account. The bonus is that my start up disks are in New York (there's no way to use the startup disks from a macbook on an ibook, right?) IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIX THIS?! please.
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