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Formatting an Imac when accounts are PW protected
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<blockquote data-quote="Mac SK" data-source="post: 908013" data-attributes="member: 21908"><p>You need to tell us more about it. I take it ...its a picture tube Imac in some color ...Green ,blue,red white. Dose it have a slot where the cd goes. The only way in to the OS is to have the system install disc that came with the machine. Then you can boot with it and change the password. With out it the bad news is the hard drive can be removed and reformated in an other Mac then put back. It cleans the hard drive and gets rid of the password but you need OS install discs to reinstall the system. Then theres the issue of firmware updates etc cause you have a clean drive. Find this guy who gave you the machine and ask for the passwords or the system disc.</p><p></p><p>On the password page is there a place for a guest to sign in? Then sometimes you can get into the preferences and remove the passwords. Also type the wrong password several times over and over the machine will give a clue to what it really is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mac SK, post: 908013, member: 21908"] You need to tell us more about it. I take it ...its a picture tube Imac in some color ...Green ,blue,red white. Dose it have a slot where the cd goes. The only way in to the OS is to have the system install disc that came with the machine. Then you can boot with it and change the password. With out it the bad news is the hard drive can be removed and reformated in an other Mac then put back. It cleans the hard drive and gets rid of the password but you need OS install discs to reinstall the system. Then theres the issue of firmware updates etc cause you have a clean drive. Find this guy who gave you the machine and ask for the passwords or the system disc. On the password page is there a place for a guest to sign in? Then sometimes you can get into the preferences and remove the passwords. Also type the wrong password several times over and over the machine will give a clue to what it really is. [/QUOTE]
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