Elizabeth, The sure-fire way to solve this problem is to startup the iMac from an external drive, such as a 2 partition firewire drive that has a bootable partition with NetRestore installed on it, and a second partition with a clean install of a Mac OS, such as Panther or Tiger. Then you start up the iMac by holding down the Option key after the chime and choose the partition on the external drive that has the NetRestore on it. Once it starts from that partition, you can launch NetRestore and choose the other partition as the configuration and the iMac as the target.
This is how we image computers at our school all the time. NetRestore is a free download from bombich.com If you want to try this and you want me to walk you through it, I will give you my phone number so you can call me. I'd be glad to help. Your machine is worth saving. The 700 was a great workhorse. Cheers, John > From: Elizabeth Lalli-Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: iMac List <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:59:06 -0500 > To: iMac List <[email protected]> > Subject: Update on iMac Password issue > > Well, I took all of the suggestions and tried them. (Thank you!) > Unfortunately, I could not get into the iMac whatsoever (booting by > CD didn't work, PRAM stuff didn't work, etc.) So now, unless anyone > has any other suggestions on how to unlock this iMac, I have a 700 > mhz paperweight. Good thing it was free, huh? > > I might part it out if anyone's interested or send it along to > someone else if they'd like to take a crack at it! > > Elizabeth > > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
