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I bought a macbook off ebay. It's a fantastic, fast machine. It runs Lion.
When I got the macbook, it had been wiped clean. However, the home folder was called "samwalker," the previous owner's name. I stupidly changed the name by going to system preferences and right clicking on my account, and just editing the information there.
I logged onto my account and there was a question mark with iPhoto there in the dock (don't know why), and it wouldn't let me go on system preferences. The icon just bounces there in the dock.
Luckily, there is another administrator account.
I want to know:
How can I change the SYSTEM administrator to another account as the second account works fine.
If I can't do this then how can I solve the problem?!
If I have to do a clean install will I have to purchase lion again? As the laptop comes with Snow Leopard disks.
Thanks so much, I'm having such a nightmare with this
When I got the macbook, it had been wiped clean. However, the home folder was called "samwalker," the previous owner's name. I stupidly changed the name by going to system preferences and right clicking on my account, and just editing the information there.
I logged onto my account and there was a question mark with iPhoto there in the dock (don't know why), and it wouldn't let me go on system preferences. The icon just bounces there in the dock.
Luckily, there is another administrator account.
I want to know:
How can I change the SYSTEM administrator to another account as the second account works fine.
If I can't do this then how can I solve the problem?!
If I have to do a clean install will I have to purchase lion again? As the laptop comes with Snow Leopard disks.
Thanks so much, I'm having such a nightmare with this