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How can i delete admin account on my mac, i brought it of a friend and they have forgotton their password and i dont have the cd and my s key doent work, i have to copy the letter whenever i need it,

How can i delete admin account on my mac, i brought it of a friend and they have forgotton their password and i dont have the cd and my s key doent work, i have to copy the letter whenever i need it, i just want too make a whole new account and wipe everything off this one, can you help?

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Take the Macbook in to a qualified Apple Support technician. It sounds like you have quite a few problems with the laptop that need to be resolved before you can actually use it properly.

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Try These instructions: http://m.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Lost-Admin-Password-on-Mac-OS-X

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SOURCE: forgot admin password

From the Apple Support Forum for MacBook (yes, 3 generations later than yours.)
"With the original install discs that came with the MacBook, you can reset the administrator's password. Follow the instructions for "Resetting the original administrator account password" in this document: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274"
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SOURCE: i forgot my administrator password for my mac g3

If you are running OS X put the appropriate system disk in the disk drive. Boot up using the c key. Once booted go up to the file menu and go to the reset password menu and reset your password.

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SOURCE: I don't know the Admin Password, and have no operating disc.

Yup there is and its called a Disc in short you need the operating system disk so you can redo the permissions without it well then of course there will not be a solution right? I mean there is not hacking into a mac at least not in my 15 years of experience of calling it legal right? Well to get a disk you can go down to the apple store pick up a nice copy of the operating system for under $50 bucks. Or go on ebay and puchase a copy for under $20 or do it the illegal way do you got someone with a pc? ok have them like search for torrects (witch i do not condone) burn it to a disk plop that disk into the cdrom tray and bingo.

I suggest you go buy the operating system.


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