Power Macintosh 5260/120 ---- "Kids Desktop" problem

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Power Macintosh 5260/120 ---- "Kids Desktop" problem

Just bought one of these with a whole load of software for $40. Will be great for the kids. Preloaded on this thing is something called "Kids Desktop". Basically, it keep the kids from messing around with the harddrive. It runs right at start up and I haven't figured out how to disable it so that I can install further applications. I've tried turning off extensions at startup but that doesn't work............

Any help is appreciated.

Macbook (firewire), Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Apr 25, 2010 11:51 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 25, 2010 12:39 PM in response to Mauiboy

Have you done a HD search for "Kids Desktop"? You may find the file or Read Me instructions. I did a quick Google search but didn't find anything(for Mac). The software from that era called "At Ease" performed a similar function. Look at "Kids Desktop".

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Mauiboy Author

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Apr 25, 2010 12:48 PM in response to Texas Mac Man

I haven't done that yet because I'm not able to.........right after the extensions load this "Kids Desktop" starts up. The regular desktop never shows up.

I'm thinking this app must be in the Startup Folder...... I'm wondering if there is a way to disable this........or if there is a way (from within Kids Desktop) to get into the Admin mode.

I looked again and its actually called "Kid Desk - Family Edition" by Edmark

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adsfushi72

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Apr 25, 2010 2:15 PM in response to Mauiboy

Press Shift-Apple-A when you're at the desk.

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adsfushi72

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Apr 25, 2010 4:56 PM in response to adsfushi72

Edit: Option-Apple-A, not Shift-Apple-A.

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