Re: password reset

[Kris Tilford]

On Feb 17, 2010, at 1:46 AM, James D. Pritchett wrote:


It was OS 9.1, I forgot to put that in my message.


Boot from a CD or other bootable disk.
Go to System Folder>Preferences folder.
Delete the Multiple Users preferences file.
Reboot.

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Re: password reset

[James D. Pritchett]

It was OS 9.1, I forgot to put that in my message.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Kris Tilford  wrote:

> On Feb 17, 2010, at 1:09 AM, James D. Pritchett wrote:
>
>  I have a g3 wallstreet i need to change startup password. I have not used
>> it for a few years and cant remember what it was.
>>
>
> If it's OS X, boot an install CD by holding the "C" key at startup, and
> then select "Reset Password" from the  installer menu.
>
> If you don't have you install CD, use these instructions:
> <
> http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
> >
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Re: password reset

[Kris Tilford]

On Feb 17, 2010, at 1:09 AM, James D. Pritchett wrote:

I have a g3 wallstreet i need to change startup password. I have not  
used it for a few years and cant remember what it was.


If it's OS X, boot an install CD by holding the "C" key at startup,  
and then select "Reset Password" from the  installer menu.


If you don't have you install CD, use these instructions:



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password reset

[James D. Pritchett]

I have a g3 wallstreet i need to change startup password. I have not used it
for a few years and cant remember what it was.

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 Portland OR, 97006
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