I am trying to transfer information from my old MacBook to a new MacAir, and I need the passcode for the MacAir. How do I find it? Someone turned on the Air before I could use the Set up Asst.
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
So you're saying it is not a new Air: "Someone turned it on ..." means it is not brand new.
How do you find the passcode? Ask the person who turned it on.
Thanks for suggesting an obvious solution, but unfortunately it IS new. I removed it from its original sealed packaging. The "someone" was an unknown occupant of a somewhat chaotic holiday house who apparently turned it on to see what it was like, not realizing that the Setup Assistant had to be run. When I went to install the machine, the passcode was not available to me to record.
Thanks nightsd01, but this resolution seems to be to change an adminstrator password, etc. I need the passCODE that originally was supplied with the machine. As I understand it, this is a relatively short numerical code provided by Apple for the initial run of the Startup Assistant. If I cannot resolve the issue I will try to call Apple. I was hoping that the users network would be able to provide me with a quick answer. Thanks for your effort.
Check MACOSXHINTS.COM; there is a posting there on how to reset a mac to just out of the box so setup assistant is run automatically. You may have to do a simple install and then follow the instructions and then start again.
Thank you. That sounds promising. I will try it and let you know.
Happy New Year!
I was not able to get a resolution from trying the suggestions in MACOSXHINTS.COM, so I called Apple, paid a fee for consultations(the Best Buy employee did not tell me that free help was no longer available for my new 2011 Macbook Air), and I was able to get the Migration Assistant working, which gave me the Passcode. After a few attempts, I got the information to my new machine. Thank you again for trying to help
Finding the passcode for a new MacAir
