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Apple iMac OS 9.1 Questions & Answers
Forgot mac password
To reset your OS X password without an OS X CD you need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:
- Reboot
- Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
- When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
- mount -uw /
- rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
- shutdown -h now
- After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you're good to go again!
What is an apple key
The "Apple" key is a "modifier" key on Apple keyboards. It is also referred to as the "command" (cmd), or "cloverleaf" (?) key. Like the "control" (ctl) key under Windows, its function is to shift the mode of the keyboard from printing characters to triggering commands such as "Undo", "Cut", "Copy" or "Paste".
Viewing videos
There are several reasons that this might happen.
The most obvious is that the videos are encoded with a later codec or container format that was never available under OS 9. You might still be able to find transcoding software that can translate the files into a format that can be read under OS 9, but that becomes more difficult as time passes and support for older, less secure codecs is dropped.
Less obvious is if the OS 9 install has been designated as a Classic environment or so-called "Blue Box". While such System folders can remain bootable, there are fundamental changes made to the OpenTransport extensions such that they are no longer fully functional in stand-alone mode. OpenTransport was not just for networking, but was also very much involved with multi-media functions under OS 9 and QuickTime.
An excellent resource for vintage and obsolete Apple systems and software is
Low End Mac . Not only does it include archived material dating back to 1997, but also has an active community and sponsors several mailing lists on particular models and OS versions.
My daughter put a small disc for her music in my
Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into
Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.Alternatively follow the following instructions:
How do remove stuck Mini CD from the SuperDrive on Macbook Pro
Imac a1312 will not start
will it not boot but starts to power up and gives you a chime?
Try new power supply if no power when pushing start button.
Hi, my iMac has been running extremely slow these
Well, there are a variety of reasons that can consequently drag down the
performance of your Mac. Meanwhile, there are certain ways through
which you can considerably speed up your Mac machine. For example, you
can reset the browser settings to regularly clear useless caches and
history, get rid of all unwanted widgets from the dashboard through the
Dashboard control panel, remove unnecessary applications, find out &
delete those duplicated files, or if your Mac is running out of memory,
try upgrading the system RAM to boost its performance etc. However, if
you prefer a more efficient way to speed up your Mac, try the following
all-in-one Mac speedup tool as it can help resolve all issues in just a
few clicks.Read more from:
http://www.howtospeedupmac.com/Best regards!
Mac slow downloads
If you have slow downloads, you have an internet problem. Call your internet service and talk to tech. support and get them to run a diagnostics check to ensure you are receiving the fastest speed. You might find that you are running at max mps and therefore would need to up your service connectivity package.
also, if this just happened without explanation (meaning, it was working fine before), then check to make sure you don't have a splitter that hooks up your cable tv and your internet with the same cord. If you do, your splitter is probably gone bad and you need a new one.
Hi!
Hi what's the problem, if you do not give me a problem I cannot give you a solution.
When I start my computer I can't get past the
Try this :-
Creating a new Admin on Mac Os X:
Here's how to reset your OS X password without an OS X CD.
1. Reboot
2. Hold apple key + s key down after you hear the chime. (command + s on newer Macs)
3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -h now
4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and your good to go again!
Apple stores wont reset it for you.
Computer shops may have charged you $50 to $200 trying to reinstall the Mac.
I forgot my pass word for my i mac i do not have
Hello sammyalsaraj,
If you have your Mac OS X Install Disc then boot from it by inserting it into the computer and holding down the "C" key at startup. Then use the "Reset Password" utility from the "Utilities" section of the menu bar.
Hope this helps, don't forget to vote. Thanks.
My imac doesnt read the printer
Hello,
You would need to completely uninstall the first installation of the printer and reinstall it allover again.
Best regards
I placed a dvd in the driver the wrong way round wont eject
Hello Dear,
You can always eject the Drive bay, forcefully, if it is not eject by pressing eject button.
To do so, find the small hole just benethe the CD tray, get a needle like thing and insert it into the whole, you cd tray will come out, now you can get it out by holding it by hand.
Thanks
Got it from someone it wasnt right so i put in a
Ok, in this case if while you boot up the computer that tells you the Optical Drive (assuming it is a cd or dvd disk) is bad. If what you used was a floppy disk, then disconnect the floppy drive from the computer but first disconnect the power. If, by the way, when you had that problem, you were trying to do some stuff inside the computer while the power cord was connected, you might have fried the motherboard. Good luck, anyway.
Why i cant open limewire?
Dear it could be the reason of bugs so remove bugs if you can either remove limewire and then take a reboot. Now reinstall limewire.
Good Luck
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