Brian wrote, >Hi all, this is a little off topic. I have my S900 but that is doing fine. >My question is about an iMac. I am trying to reinstall the system software >but can't seem to start from the cd. I have tried to hold down the c key >while booting, and also tried to use the command-option-shift-delete. > >A little bit about the machine: I bought it at a dot-com auction, so it was >already preconfigured. It has OS X installed and OS 9 or 9.1. My 4 year old >daughter loves to play on it ( I got if for her ) but she managed to go in >and mess up OS 9 enough that it will not boot into that operating system. It >was running OS X okay, but all of a sudden it is prompting for a log in name >and password, neither of which I have. So I am unable to go in and set the >cd as the start up disk either. My thinking was that if I were able to boot >from CD I could initialize the hard drive and reinstall at least OS 9, and >later OS X since I didn't get a copy of that with the computer. > >In addition to simply trying to start from CD by the above methods, I read a >little on the Apple site about iMacs and possible boot problems. I have >reset the PRAM and also gone in and reset (?) the NVRAM, if that is the >correct usage. I had read that there could be a low level password enabled >that would prevent booting from the CD and that going into NVRAM could be a >way around that. I did attempt that to no avail. > >Thanks. > >Brian Koceski
In the control panels, select Multiple Users panel and open that. Click on the user and from there you can change the password. That should allow you to designate yourself as the system administrator and control access with either passwords or voice prints. HTH. Eric -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
