Brandon05

Q: how to make a new administrater account

I bought a power mac off someone and i want to make another account and become administrater but when i click the lock it says to type in adminstrator username and password but i dont know the administrator before i bough it help

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Posted on Jun 6, 2013 7:36 PM

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Jun 6, 2013 7:39 PM in response to Brandon05
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    Jun 6, 2013 7:39 PM in response to Brandon05

    Ask the person you bought it from for the username and password. Alternatively, if you have a compatible Mac OS X install disk, restart the computer with the Option key held down and use the Reset Password function on the disk.

     

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