I'm moderately computer literate, however I made a really dumb mistake which has completely locked me out of my computer and I'm desperate for help! For some reason I was getting curious and I'm pretty sure I changed the administrative user name or password on my account. Now when I boot my Mac up I cannot get past the grey screen with the apple logo and the spinning wheel. I've tried different things online to fix this issue and I can't seem to find the right combo.
I can do the command CMD+S at boot up that takes me to a black screen with white words. But I can't figure out what to do from there.
Here's the specs I have a MacBook Pro late 2007 model running leopard. My disk drive is broken (has been for several months) so I can't run an install disk even if I found it. I do have everything backed up on an external hard drive I'm pretty sure since I've ran time machine on it. Unfortunately there isn't an Apple Store anywhere around me to get it serviced.
Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to get around this issue and use my computer again?
I would be SO GRATEFUL!
I can do the command CMD+S at boot up that takes me to a black screen with white words. But I can't figure out what to do from there.
Here's the specs I have a MacBook Pro late 2007 model running leopard. My disk drive is broken (has been for several months) so I can't run an install disk even if I found it. I do have everything backed up on an external hard drive I'm pretty sure since I've ran time machine on it. Unfortunately there isn't an Apple Store anywhere around me to get it serviced.
Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to get around this issue and use my computer again?
I would be SO GRATEFUL!