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If you have ever forgot your Admin Password on your Mac then this article is a must.

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sinsay434

sinsay434

yo, that was excellent info. worked great first try! thanks!

05/03/2009
sherizg2007

sherizg2007

Hello! i did the above directions and my ibook rebooted. but after that, it showed me the welcome screen in diff. languages and had me start to like register and everything. i started filling out the fields and after that part where you choose where u would usually use the ibook and if you are a student etc, after i click on next, it would always stall. i tried waiting several times but nothing happens. it just gives me a line in the middle of the screen and the continue button is grayed out. i've been trying to work on this for almost 6 hours now! please help!!! i do not have the cd's since the person who sold it to my on e-bay didnt have one and i was told that he was just selling it for a friend and when i had asked about the password he never gave it to me even when i bugged him about it for months....

11/18/2008
dannny3

dannny3

well i try 2 use this it sais applesetupdone does not exist and i cant login. just apple shows and restarts help plz

09/23/2008
Mae.Day

Mae.Day

Thank you for the info. However, after my computer was set up, I started using another User Name and Password that seems to be getting me by. I know it is not the original. What advantage is there in having the User Name and Password you used when the Mac was first set up. I had someone else do it for me, then he left, and I've never been able to get in touch with him since. Never returns my calls. When I ask my ISP, they give me the user name I'm using for my account to pay online and my ISP email User Name. But I suppose it is Apple's concern that it is the original name and password. I don't know, all I know is that for the two years I've had this Mac, everytime I log on, I know I'm in for another nightmare. I never play games on here, never send email messages to friends or relatives, never chat, never do anything fun on my Mac because I will always get an error message of some sort saying I don't have enough privileges, etc. Many times I have wanted to throw this thing out the door.

08/18/2008
lsca

lsca

This worked perfectly and our hard drive was completely unscathed! Only the old admin user documents were lost, all the apps were fine. Thank you!

08/17/2008
ethomp10

ethomp10

My comp won't go to the black page when i press and hold the apple button and the s button. What am I doing wrong?

08/07/2008
vinny8ball

vinny8ball

i dont have the cd because i have a mac from college, do i need the disk to create this account? =S, i dont really wanna lose my information =S

07/10/2008
caterpilla1

caterpilla1

dont forget to have the os disc in the machine when u reboot! running osx leopard it worked for me thank you Mac-god!!!!

05/03/2008
johnwwwatson

johnwwwatson

Who Are You? Mac-God or Mac-Guru, you saved my life, I can't thank you and others that provide free help enough. Thank you - Think Different! p.s. to others trying this, simply type exactly "including" spaces, and it works.

03/09/2008
Mae.Day

Mae.Day

You might be the answer to everything that is wrong with my Macintosh settings. I spend hours and hours every day in keychain access. I have so many usernames and passwords due to not knowing anything about a Mac in the very beginning when I was setting up. I get a message telling me I need the password that I used when I first set up my Mac. I don't know what that is. I have to play guessing games for hours entering possibilities. So far I can't come up with the correct one. Sincerely, Muriel Mae Day

02/19/2008
swooster3

swooster3

please contact me. Now I can not get into my user. This SUCKS!!

02/11/2008
Mayhew

Mayhew

Never mind, I figured it out. xD You have my thanks!

01/31/2008
Mayhew

Mayhew

Mmm. I thought I had it. Does this method work with the iBook G4 as well? </3

01/31/2008