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      • Thread How do I reset my security questions Apple ID profile page?

        How do I reset my security questions Apple ID profile page?

        I need to reset my security questions to update older app purchased under other id number that had been compromised, and the link to reset is not appearing on my profile page. I cannot update my os 10.8.5 because it w...view more
        Eric Root
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        How do I reset my security questions Apple ID profile page?

        in OS X Mountain Lion

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        • Thread Where to control Resume feature in 10.8.5?

          Where to control Resume feature in 10.8.5?

          I want applications not to re-open when I restart my machine. I'm running 10.8.5, and when I looked this up on-line, I saw people talking about unchecking the Resume feature in the General window in System Preferences...view more
          Michael Levin
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          Where to control Resume feature in 10.8.5?

          in OS X Mountain Lion

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          • Thread I can't sign in to my messages app on my mac.

            I can't sign in to my messages app on my mac.

            It keeps giving me this error "Messages can’t log in to (account) because your login ID or password is incorrect."view more
            Ralph Johns (UK)
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            I can't sign in to my messages app on my mac.

            in OS X Mountain Lion

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            • Thread Reinstall os 10.7 or upgrade without install

              Reinstall os 10.7 or upgrade without install

              I just bought a macbook online its a late 2007 and was running lion but it requires a reinstall. I dont have the disks for it but i doo have the origanal 10.5 install disks. I can get as far as the app store login be...view more
              bmrm145
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              Reinstall os 10.7 or upgrade without install

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              • Thread Background image disappears when I switch between user profiles

                Background image disappears when I switch between user profiles

                I have a Macbook Pro with Retina Display 15" (16GB Ram, 2.6GHz i7, 256 GB HDD, Mountain Lion 10.8.2) that I purchased in September 2012, and I have two active profiles on it: one for me, and one for my husband. Each p...view more
                WelshmanIndatl
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                Background image disappears when I switch between user profiles

                in OS X Mountain Lion

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                • Thread Locked Apple ID

                  Locked Apple ID

                  My wife has had her Apple ID hacked. She received a message saying that her iTunes credit (she doesn't have an account) had been used to purchase games in China. The culprit then imposed a two step security code which...view more
                  stedman1
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                  Locked Apple ID

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                  • Thread Unable to verify account name or password - Gmail

                    Unable to verify account name or password - Gmail

                    Hi guys, I struggle to configure my gmail account in 'System Preferences'. In System Preferences I click on Mail, Contacts & Calendar, then on Gmail, type my name, gmail email address and gmail password and once ...view more
                    Chl_e
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                    Unable to verify account name or password - Gmail

                    in OS X Mountain Lion

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                    • Thread Inexistant Bluetooth mouse at startup

                      Inexistant Bluetooth mouse at startup

                      I have an IMac that, for some unknown reason, insist on using a bluetooth mouse at startup. I do not have a bluetooth mouse! The consequence of this is that I cannot login to the machine anymore.   How can I st...view more
                      etresoft
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                      Inexistant Bluetooth mouse at startup

                      in OS X Mountain Lion

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                      • Thread Gmail IMAP server refuses connection

                        Gmail IMAP server refuses connection

                        This isn't really a Mountain Lion question...this person just happens to be using 10.8.5   Helping a friend whose Gmail account got "hacked". I don't know the specifics, but once he realized someone had gained a...view more
                        joakley
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                        Gmail IMAP server refuses connection

                        in OS X Mountain Lion

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                        • Thread reset user account

                          reset user account

                          I just installed Mountain Lion from the install disk on a brand new HD in a core 2 duo iMac.   Went through the set-up.  Set up user name, password and hint. Only odd thing was not being able to set the tim...view more
                          Eric Root
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                          reset user account

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                          • Thread My Dock resets at every restart

                            My Dock resets at every restart

                            Hello all you Apple gurus,   My MacPro has had a problem the last week with the Dock. It has reset, and removed all the applications I have added, as well as going to the bottom and reset all the preferences. I ...view more
                            themickk
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                            My Dock resets at every restart

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                            • Thread MacBook Pro - FileVault - Password Entry (Types By Itself)

                              MacBook Pro - FileVault - Password Entry (Types By Itself)

                              Hello,   I have purchased a new MacBook Pro 15-Inch and immediately setup FileVault for whole disk encryption. From time to time now, when I turn the computer on after shutting it down (From the Apple Logo > ...view more
                              Mukitelan
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                              MacBook Pro - FileVault - Password Entry (Types By Itself)

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                              • Thread Cannot log into App and iTunes Stores [iPhone 6]

                                Cannot log into App and iTunes Stores [iPhone 6]

                                It seems that every time I tried to log in, it's not giving any response. The 'Sign in' button never reacts, and by the time I opened App Store and tried to log from there, the popup flashes and closes unexpectedly, m...view more
                                nexrexus
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                                Cannot log into App and iTunes Stores [iPhone 6]

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                                • Thread Outlook Email Does Not Work with Mail

                                  Outlook Email Does Not Work with Mail

                                  Can anyone help me with setting up Outlook.com email accounts with the Mail application?   I get this error everytime I try to set it up:   "The outlook.com IMAP server “imap.live.com” is not re...view more
                                  ronaldfromstirling
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                                  Outlook Email Does Not Work with Mail

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                                  • Thread reset macbook pro with file vault enabled

                                    reset macbook pro with file vault enabled

                                    i was given a macbook pro as my friend has gotten a new one from work. Although he had left file vault enabled and when i asked him if he could reset it and/or enter password for filevault he didn't remember the pass...view more
                                    chazzy8
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                                    reset macbook pro with file vault enabled

                                    in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                    • Thread Where is mac app store please?

                                      Where is mac app store please?

                                      Where is the mac app store please?view more
                                      DCK33
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                                      Where is mac app store please?

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                                      • Thread wht does my computer start up with a melody

                                        wht does my computer start up with a melody

                                        When my computer starts it plays a short melody. Can this be turned off? I know this is normal but I don't want to disturb others at night.view more
                                        BobHarris
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                                        wht does my computer start up with a melody

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                                        • Thread My system preferences is not responding after entering password in apple iCloud

                                          My system preferences is not responding after entering password in apple iCloud

                                          after I changed my password, system preferences has been asking for my password, but every time I enter it it just freezes and asks me to enter it again, then it freezes. It has become normal for me to have a no respo...view more
                                          JimenaGB
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                                          My system preferences is not responding after entering password in apple iCloud

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                                          • Thread Will switching hard drives fix my computer?

                                            Will switching hard drives fix my computer?

                                            So I have a 2013 macbook pro and I let my friend borrow it. When he brought it back the password was changed and he says he dosent remember what he changed it to. I tried resetting the hard drive but this weurd screen...view more
                                            OGELTHORPE
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                                            Will switching hard drives fix my computer?

                                            in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                            • Thread Is Apples XProtect for malware something I download?

                                              Is Apples XProtect for malware something I download?

                                              I have been reading about Adobe Malware and other malware when I read about X Protect for user of MAC OS X comupters.  I have V 10.6.8 and need to know if I can download "XProtect" or if there's another way to in...view more
                                              momluvstv
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                                              Is Apples XProtect for malware something I download?

                                              in OS X Mountain Lion

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