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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Stuck on apple logo and spinning wheel during start up
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<blockquote data-quote="xela10104" data-source="post: 1108276" data-attributes="member: 171614"><p>So I am in a complicated situation right now please try and follow along</p><p></p><p>1. Im using my grandparents old laptop they just gave me and the had the computer wiped at apple</p><p>2. I do not have the original instillation disk the computer came with</p><p>3. I used the apple + S command to create an account without needing the administrator password (of which my grandparents didnt know)</p><p>4. I started moving files and deleting from the administrator account to my new one then the computer all of a sudden crashed and when i turned it on again i got the kernal panic page</p><p>5. I ran the only two disk i could find at the time OS 9.2 and OS 10.5.4 and i got the computer running on 9.2 but i cant install anything 10.5.4 gets me stuck on the apple logo startup</p><p>PLEASE help me if you can</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xela10104, post: 1108276, member: 171614"] So I am in a complicated situation right now please try and follow along 1. Im using my grandparents old laptop they just gave me and the had the computer wiped at apple 2. I do not have the original instillation disk the computer came with 3. I used the apple + S command to create an account without needing the administrator password (of which my grandparents didnt know) 4. I started moving files and deleting from the administrator account to my new one then the computer all of a sudden crashed and when i turned it on again i got the kernal panic page 5. I ran the only two disk i could find at the time OS 9.2 and OS 10.5.4 and i got the computer running on 9.2 but i cant install anything 10.5.4 gets me stuck on the apple logo startup PLEASE help me if you can [/QUOTE]
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