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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Changing password on a MAC Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 11:41 AM on 09.16.09 ->> I have an old MAC that has a password set, and I don't know what it is so I can't load software. Does anyone know how to delete an old administrators name and change it if you don't have the old password?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 11:53 AM on 09.16.09 ->> also-I dont have any start up discs-just the computer  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael C. Weimar, Photographer St. Petersburg | FL | USA | Posted: 11:59 AM on 09.16.09 ->> Just a quick google away: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 12:05 PM on 09.16.09 ->> it is still asking for the old password (OS is 10.5.6 if it matters)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Steven Mullensky, Photographer, Photo Editor Port Townsend | WA. | USA | Posted: 12:11 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Debra: Try entering a series of zeros, ie, 0000 or 00000 as a default password. That worked for me one time. Steve  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 12:31 PM on 09.16.09 ->> I think to change the password without knowing it you need an OS Install Disk. It does not have to be the recovery disk specific to that machine, but needs to be an OS disk. If it's a laptop you may be able to take it to the Apple Store for a reset, but expect some questions as to why you don't have the install disks.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Will Powers, Photographer Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 12:36 PM on 09.16.09 ->> What version of the software do you need?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 12:44 PM on 09.16.09 ->> 10.5.6  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant Galveston & Houston | TX | US | Posted: 1:10 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Debra, here are two different methods that will work without the CD. I personally have not tried either. This lets you change the password of the existing account: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080414140636495 This creates a new Admin account: http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 1:28 PM on 09.16.09 ->> If you do the single user boot mode in the first hint Kevin mentions make sure you put in all the spaces etc. they show in the coding or things won't work.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael Burns, Photographer California | Ca | USA | Posted: 2:11 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Use your OS Install Disk and go to the menu to change the password.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 2:37 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Michael-see response under my 2nd post  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael Burns, Photographer California | Ca | USA | Posted: 3:53 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Sorry, Didn't ready the 2nd post. If your not able to use the single user mode you could always go to apple retail store or a local store than can help you to restore your password using their OS install disk.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 6:22 PM on 09.16.09 ->> before I try it-will the single user mode work on 10.5.6? It just says 10.5  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael Burns, Photographer California | Ca | USA | Posted: 6:30 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Yes will work on any 10.5.X up to latest 10.5.8  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 6:45 PM on 09.16.09 ->> does anyone know what would be the equivalent to the command key on a PC keyboard?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Philip Johnson, Photographer Garland | TX | USA | Posted: 7:27 PM on 09.16.09 ->> The Cntrl key.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer New York | NY | USA | Posted: 2:01 PM on 09.17.09 ->> well peeps..this doesn't work on a dell that is now a mac :(  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Baron Sekiya, Photographer, Photo Editor Keaau | HI | USA | Posted: 2:57 PM on 09.17.09 ->> If you have another system disc, doesn't have to be the original ones that come with a Mac just a full install disc, you can run password recovery. I just did that with my laptop using the Snow Leopard disc. And what that actually did was it showed me what the Administrator's username was since I only use one password with my laptops (so I knew that). Problem was that I finally installed Snow Leopard on an external Firewire drive but couldn't change account permissions since it wanted the current administrator's name and password. It just came up with two blank boxes for the name and password. Turns out the Admin's name was System Administrator and the password was the one I normally use. So if that's what's going on, you need the admin password try System Administrator  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? 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