Hello, I went and found my install discs and inserted them to check the instructions. I think what you found is simply that the Apple menu (the first menu on the menu bar when you use VO-M) is dimmed. This is because all those operations reference the system loaded on the hard drive, and you are by-passing the hard drive to boot off the install disc. If you arrow across to any of the other menu options on the menu bar and specifically, if you press "u" or navigate with your arrow keys to the Utilities menu on the menu bar and arrow down, none of the entries should be dimmed. If you arrow down to the "Reset Password" option of the Utilities menu I think you will be fine. Just remember that the password you want to reset is for your friend -- if he has Administrator privileges. Do not select System Administrator as the account for the password you want to reset. Also, don't worry or try to set anything about keychains. Chances are that if your friend never knew his password that there are no keychains to worry about.
You can quit at any time with Command-Q, or by choosing the option to quit from the Installer menu on the menu bar. HTH Cheers, Esther Dr.Khalid wrote: > Thanks for the instruction . > > I was able to choose English from the list of languages, then I > pressed continue. I then searched for utility which I couldn't > find . So I pressed VO-M , but all the options were dimmed . I > couldn't choose the system preference.. I then pressed continue, and > I got the options, to update OS x or to erase and install, or > archive and install... > > I didn't want to mess around , so I didn't choose any of these > options .. How can I get to utility to change the password ? Any > help is appreciated .. > > TIA > Khalid > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Esther > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:57 PM > Subject: Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password) > > > Hi, > > Daniel answered your question that the "c" key was the letter "c". > There are various keys that you can hold down while the Mac is > booting that determine the boot mode. Most of these stand for modes > that are easy to remember. "C" stands for Boot from inserted CD or > DVD; the Shift key stands for Boot into Safe mode (a restricted > access mode where you only bring up a subset of the operating system > where audio and network connections are disabled -- this mode is not > accessible, but certain problems can be fixed by just booting into > this mode (without logging in), and then rebooting normally; "T" > stands for boot into target disk mode (when you connect to another > Mac via a Firewire cable and use its disk to boot the second machine > -- this no longer works with the newest MacBooks that have no > Firewire ports; "D' stands for boot from the hard drive, etc. > > For the formal instructions see this Apple help article: > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/11627.html > (Mac OS X 10.5 Help: If you forget your Administrator Password) > > This describes the boot sequence and how to navigate to reset the > password. Just make sure to start up VoiceOver as your first > action after the Mac boots from the install disc (while you hold > down the "C" key. You may need to use Fn-Command-F5 on the laptop > instead of Command-F5. (I don't remember, so you may have to try > both to start up VoiceOver). Then select your language, etc. > > HTH > > Cheers, > > Esther > > Dr.Khalid wrote: > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
