With help from others, i have got my computer running great. thanks to all who offered help. larry philen murchison, tx 75778
On Feb 8, 11:52 am, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: > On Feb 7, 2011, at 12:41 PM, lphilen wrote: > > > How do you access the administrator privileges? When i click system > > preferences under the left apple nothing happens. > > thank you. > > You need to check the 'This user can administer this computer' box checked in > the Accounts pane. However it will ask for an administrator's password. > > However, it's VASTLY simpler (since it came with no software) just re-install > OSX erasing the disk. > > I ALWAYS do this for 'new' used computers...starting from a clean slate > vastly simplifies any troubleshooting. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
