Re: Locked Out!

[Jim Arnott]

Boot from an OS X install CD and select "reset password" from the 
File(?) menu. If Cmd C won't do it, try Cmd-Alt-Shift-Delete.

Jim

On Friday, January 23, 2004, at 02:32 PM, dan_A wrote:

Along the way, the machine booted into 10.2.6 and there I was, faced 
with a University's log-in window for either administrator or guest. 
Guest is what I am and now cannot get the machine to start up in 9 or 
from a startup CD. When it was in 9 it allowed me to start up with 
DiskWarrior. So here I am, unable to get to preference panels or do 
much of anything. Great looking screen.

Does anyone know how to get around this, short of replacing the 16 GB 
drive?
I would just like the opportunity to erase the drive and start from 
scratch. If I could just restart in 9, I'd be able to make the machine 
useful. Thanks for any help, secret key depressions and/or 
incantations.

dan_A

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