Fixing my sister-n-law's macbook, its running 10.4.6 if not, .3
Anyway, it went from simply just trying to reset her password for her, booted an OSX disc, went to the reset utility, and in the drop down, I didnt select her user name, I selected root. Great.
I didnt note down her actual User name either, but i remember the first time i did the disc boot, her name WAS in the drop down list of users, that i THOUGHT i clicked to reset the password.
Since then, No password matched and no user name matched when i reboot the computer.
Ive read tons, im not a COMPLETE mac n00b, but im not a macgenius either.
So ontop of that, i've tried doing the whole mount and .applesetupdone method, and now when i go through the whole creating a new user process, it freezes after the screen im supposed to have after i enter all the user information, just takes me to a white line, and freezes.
My main concern, is that she just wants all of her pictures saved. Should i pull the hard drive and dump them into my other mac ? or is it too late and i whiped out all her stuff.
Please, anyone help. Im an avid reader and still havent found the awnser, created this name just to post on the boards. Thanks in advance.
Anyway, it went from simply just trying to reset her password for her, booted an OSX disc, went to the reset utility, and in the drop down, I didnt select her user name, I selected root. Great.
I didnt note down her actual User name either, but i remember the first time i did the disc boot, her name WAS in the drop down list of users, that i THOUGHT i clicked to reset the password.
Since then, No password matched and no user name matched when i reboot the computer.
Ive read tons, im not a COMPLETE mac n00b, but im not a macgenius either.
So ontop of that, i've tried doing the whole mount and .applesetupdone method, and now when i go through the whole creating a new user process, it freezes after the screen im supposed to have after i enter all the user information, just takes me to a white line, and freezes.
My main concern, is that she just wants all of her pictures saved. Should i pull the hard drive and dump them into my other mac ? or is it too late and i whiped out all her stuff.
Please, anyone help. Im an avid reader and still havent found the awnser, created this name just to post on the boards. Thanks in advance.