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Hello,
Good evening,
what to do if the boot method from the original MacOS X CD doesn't work?!
(hold down Command+C before the Mac startup chime and keep it pressed) I need to reset the admin password...
PS: I have the blue screen with my photo and my name displayed as the profile created during installation but cannot access the utilities menu for password options, etc...!!!
A big thank you
Good evening,
what to do if the boot method from the original MacOS X CD doesn't work?!
(hold down Command+C before the Mac startup chime and keep it pressed) I need to reset the admin password...
PS: I have the blue screen with my photo and my name displayed as the profile created during installation but cannot access the utilities menu for password options, etc...!!!
A big thank you
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14 answers
Hello,
Indeed, this is strange. Your Mac is perfectly capable of running Leopard. In a case like this, one might assume that the Mac is protected by an "open-firmware" password, that is to say a password that is hierarchically placed above the user password. Because if the DVD drive is in good condition, and if the installation DVD itself is in perfect condition, nothing should prevent startup from the installation DVD, except for a protection of the Mac by an "Open Firmware" password.
In this case, that protection must be removed.
See this page: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106482-en
But, if you are the owner of this Mac, you should know whether or not it is protected by an Open-firmware password?
Here are some links to understand how an installation or reinstallation should normally proceed:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692-en#Troubleshooting
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106693-en
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106156-en
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go - OS 10.4.11
Indeed, this is strange. Your Mac is perfectly capable of running Leopard. In a case like this, one might assume that the Mac is protected by an "open-firmware" password, that is to say a password that is hierarchically placed above the user password. Because if the DVD drive is in good condition, and if the installation DVD itself is in perfect condition, nothing should prevent startup from the installation DVD, except for a protection of the Mac by an "Open Firmware" password.
In this case, that protection must be removed.
See this page: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106482-en
But, if you are the owner of this Mac, you should know whether or not it is protected by an Open-firmware password?
Here are some links to understand how an installation or reinstallation should normally proceed:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692-en#Troubleshooting
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106693-en
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106156-en
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go - OS 10.4.11
Hello,
The procedure, when the Admin account is switched to standard, differs slightly for resetting the password.
In this case, you actually need to reset the password for the "root" user. Then log in as root, and change the standard account to an Admin account with a password. Finally, you can restart as root. See this message
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-5699602-compte-administrateur-mac#8
However, you still need to be able to boot from the Mac OS 10.5 disk. If the C key doesn't work, try the alt key instead.
Be careful to press the key, hold it down, then start the Mac, and do not release the key until it appears on the screen.
Good luck
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac Intel Mac on OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 on Mac OS 10.5
The procedure, when the Admin account is switched to standard, differs slightly for resetting the password.
In this case, you actually need to reset the password for the "root" user. Then log in as root, and change the standard account to an Admin account with a password. Finally, you can restart as root. See this message
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-5699602-compte-administrateur-mac#8
However, you still need to be able to boot from the Mac OS 10.5 disk. If the C key doesn't work, try the alt key instead.
Be careful to press the key, hold it down, then start the Mac, and do not release the key until it appears on the screen.
Good luck
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac Intel Mac on OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 on Mac OS 10.5
Manou44 - Apr 28, 2011 at 05:40 I have exactly the same problem as you had at the time. New CD, installation system MAC OS X version 10.5, no scratches, it is original, it should install MAC OS X Leopard, the Mac is a MacBook Pro from 2010. I try to restart with the installation CD by pressing C and I can hear the CD start spinning then slow down almost immediately. The blue screen with the login image appears and rejects my password. I am sure of my password, which I reset yesterday. It was during this reset that I lost all control. ... but I also read somewhere that passwords with eight characters or more may not be valid. However, my password has eight characters! Can you help me?
Hello, first of all, if you allow me,
Next, it should be noted that until April 2010, MacBook Pros were shipped with Mac OS 10.5, but afterwards the following models were shipped with Mac OS 10.6
So, if the installation DVD is indeed the original one for your MacBook, there should be no problem, but if it is an original DVD from another MacBook, it will not work if the MacBook is not strictly the same.
Moreover, you should not enter a password when starting from a DVD. (unless a special "internal program" password has been installed)
If you find yourself with a window asking for your password, it means you did not actually boot from the DVD. Indeed, when the DVD is not valid for booting, the Mac automatically switches to the internal disk to boot.
So, one possibility remains that you do indeed have the original DVD, but when you reset the password yesterday, you may have entered the wrong password (possible error), and you initialized an internal program password, and the password given was typed with a keyboard in Qwerty mode, while at boot when you are asked for this password, your keyboard has switched to Azerty mode. If this is the case, you need to type the characters that are actually registered. For that, refer to a Qwerty keyboard for assistance. Here for example
http://www.5axe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Apple-iMac-clavier-bluetooth.png
Good luck
Good evening,
You should not press Command + C, but only keep the C key pressed down.
Press the C key, hold it down, and then restart the Mac, keeping the key pressed until you confirm that the Mac has successfully booted from the CD.
Best regards
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go - OS 10.4.11
You should not press Command + C, but only keep the C key pressed down.
Press the C key, hold it down, and then restart the Mac, keeping the key pressed until you confirm that the Mac has successfully booted from the CD.
Best regards
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go - OS 10.4.11
If the startup CD is indeed a valid CD that is compatible with this Mac, it should work. Either the CD is damaged, or it is neither the original installation CD nor a valid installation CD (it may be an update CD or something else...)
What CD are you using? Where does it come from? What is its color? What system is it supposed to install?
What is exactly the type of Mac?
What exactly happens when you try to boot from the CD? Please give precise details..
PS: The fact that you have a blue screen and the login image shows that the Mac has not booted from the CD
../..
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go - OS 10.4.11
What CD are you using? Where does it come from? What is its color? What system is it supposed to install?
What is exactly the type of Mac?
What exactly happens when you try to boot from the CD? Please give precise details..
PS: The fact that you have a blue screen and the login image shows that the Mac has not booted from the CD
../..
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go - OS 10.4.11
Good evening,
3 messages in 5 minutes... we can say that you are not very patient..
Furthermore,
You are intervening in the middle of a very old discussion, and above all, we have no idea what you are talking about.
Please explain everything from the beginning to the end, the software in question.., what you are trying to do exactly, how you are going about it, what the exact problems are, the messages, and...
and especially your configuration. The model of your Mac, its age, the version of Mac OS you are using..
Good evening
Best regards
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac Intel Mac under OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 under Mac OS 10.5
3 messages in 5 minutes... we can say that you are not very patient..
Furthermore,
You are intervening in the middle of a very old discussion, and above all, we have no idea what you are talking about.
Please explain everything from the beginning to the end, the software in question.., what you are trying to do exactly, how you are going about it, what the exact problems are, the messages, and...
and especially your configuration. The model of your Mac, its age, the version of Mac OS you are using..
Good evening
Best regards
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Sanspseudo - Francis
iMac Intel Mac under OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 under Mac OS 10.5
Mathilde August 14, 2011 at 1:43 PM Hello everyone, I have been in possession of a MacBook OS X Snow Leopard for about a year now. I just moved to Australia, and of course I didn't think to bring my installation CDs with me. I had set a password only for software downloads last year, and I completely forgot the password. After a good thirty attempts of "likely" passwords, I have resolved to ask you for a helping hand!!! What should I do? Thanks in advance
Hello,
Without CDs or DVDs, there is no legal and/or publicly disclosable possibility on the net. Too many risks.
You only have the option to have the CDs sent to you or to buy Mac OS on the Apple Store:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/infos/25871-pourquoi-commentcamarche-n-aide-pas-a-trouver-un-mot-de-passe/
Best regards
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Always indicate your EXACT CONFIGURATION: Mac model and Mac OS version!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
New CD, installation system MAC OS X version 10.5, no scratches, it is original and supposed to install MAC OS X Leopard, the Mac is a MacBook Pro from 2006.
I try by pressing C and I can hear the CD starting up then almost immediately slowing down... Perhaps it is not booting from the CD, but why since I am pressing C before the startup sound and holding it down until the Apple logo appears...?
I try by pressing C and I can hear the CD starting up then almost immediately slowing down... Perhaps it is not booting from the CD, but why since I am pressing C before the startup sound and holding it down until the Apple logo appears...?
I have exactly the same problem you had back then. Brand new CD, installation system MAC OS X version 10.5, no scratches, it is original and supposed to install MAC OS X Leopard, the Mac is a MacBook Pro from 2010. I’m trying to boot from the installation CD by pressing C and I can hear the CD starting up then slowing down almost immediately.
The blue screen with the login image appears and rejects my password. I am sure of my password that I reset yesterday. It was during this reset that I lost all control... but I also read somewhere that passwords with eight characters or more may not be valid. However, my password has eight characters! Can you help me?
The blue screen with the login image appears and rejects my password. I am sure of my password that I reset yesterday. It was during this reset that I lost all control... but I also read somewhere that passwords with eight characters or more may not be valid. However, my password has eight characters! Can you help me?
Yes, that's right. I'm sorry for having cluttered a bit with my previous message, but it doesn't work...........................
Sure, as usual, a big thank you because these forums are a blessing even if sometimes the solutions are hard to find; there will always be communities like this to move things forward.
I'm testing, reading, gathering information and then I will report back.. Thanks, BYE
I'm testing, reading, gathering information and then I will report back.. Thanks, BYE
Hello everyone,
I have been in possession of a MacBook OS X Snow Leopard for about a year now.
I just moved to Australia, and of course, I didn't think to bring my installation CDs with me.
Last year, I had set up a password only for software downloads, and I completely forgot the password.
After a good thirty attempts of "likely" passwords, I'm turning to you for help!!! What should I do? Thanks in advance.
I have been in possession of a MacBook OS X Snow Leopard for about a year now.
I just moved to Australia, and of course, I didn't think to bring my installation CDs with me.
Last year, I had set up a password only for software downloads, and I completely forgot the password.
After a good thirty attempts of "likely" passwords, I'm turning to you for help!!! What should I do? Thanks in advance.
Hello friends, I hope you are all doing well.
I have a MacBook Pro 13.3" (Mac OS X Lion 10.7), I forgot the password for my user account (admin) so I can't install any software, I can't make any changes to my PC, I don't know what to do to reset it or completely delete it, I really need your help immediately.
I look forward to your responses.
Thank you in advance.
I have a MacBook Pro 13.3" (Mac OS X Lion 10.7), I forgot the password for my user account (admin) so I can't install any software, I can't make any changes to my PC, I don't know what to do to reset it or completely delete it, I really need your help immediately.
I look forward to your responses.
Thank you in advance.
soussou - Oct 24, 2011 at 10:13 PM Hi friends, I hope you are all doing well. I have a 13.3" MacBook Pro (Mac OS X Lion 10.7), I forgot the password to my user account (admin), so I can't install any software, I can't make any changes to my PC, I don't know how to reset it or completely delete it, I really need your help right now. I'm waiting for your responses. Thank you in advance
Good evening,
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Best regards
after many hours spent searching for the answer to my question, I’m coming to ask you directly because I'm struggling to find it:
I have a 20'' iMac with OS X 10.5.8
I have the install CDs (gray) as well as Leopard
I reinstalled everything last week, and today, it no longer recognizes either the username or the administrator password.
When I go to "Accounts", it only shows me the standard account. The admin account has disappeared.
I try to restart from the Leopard CD by holding the C key during startup, but nothing happens as if it were disabled. No command works (Command S, C, ...)
So I can't reset my account and password. I'm stuck and starting to lose patience.
I have basic access, but I can't install other software, I can't do updates, as it systematically asks for the admin username and password.
I hope I have been clear enough, and I thank you for your upcoming help.
I just bought a MacBook Pro and the machine is asking me for an administrator password to download programs... Flash player, etc. And of course, no CD was given with it, etc. Well, that's the best one of the year, what do you think?
Maybe this will help you: type your QWERTY password in AZERTY or vice versa.
Sometimes a false shortcut command can reverse this keyboard mode.
See you!