I am taking over my daughters macbook 2008. I am wondering how to remove her name from the home icon
in the "places" section of the sidebar. Also how to make myself the sytem administrator? I see her name there
as well and do not have her password to change it. What do i do?
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
You need to erase the drive, reinstall Snow Leopard and configure the machine for yourself:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
The following procedure will erase the drive and everything on it.
1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
Assistant. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which
you will be running a fresh install of OS X. You can now begin the update process
by opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your
installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
I feel dumb Kappy, i dont have the disc that came with computer. Do i need to buy one? Also , do i need to do the erase before i can
transfer itunes library from pc to the macbook? Thank you for your help.
You will need either the installer discs that came with the computer when it was new or the retail copy of the Snow Leopard installer. The original discs with the computer do not install Snow Leopard. If you have no discs, then you should buy the Snow Leopard DVD:
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store:Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store.
If you want to have the original discs, then you need to call Apple Customer Service to see if they still sell replacement copies and find out the purchase cost. I believe it is around $50.00 plus shipping.
Do i need the original discs and snow leopard dvd or just the snow leopard dvd? Also do i need to do all of that first before i move itunes
from pc to macbook? All of that as in the erase that is? Thanks
You don't need the original discs if you have the Snow Leopard installer DVD. I would advise that you get everything done to install Snow Leopard, then move your files from the PC. You may be able to do that using Migration Assistant. But that depends on just how much you need to migrate. If it's just iTunes, then you can use an external USB drive for that.
About Windows Migration Assistant
Migration Assistant tips and tricks
Switch Basics- Migrate your Windows files to your Mac
Sorry Kappy but do i need snow leopard 10.6? Or do i need 10.6.8 which is on the computer? I dont see 10.6.8 online.
You need to get retail Snow Leopard DVD and update to 10.6.8 by yourself. It's quite easy, so don't worry about it.
So i shouls get snow leopard 10.6 then update to 10.6.8 right? Thanks kaz-k
Yes.
Daughters mom says she found install disks and that its version OS X 10.5.6 which is Leopard by my understanding. Im wondering that if i use that disc
to reboot to take over daughters old macbook, will i be able to update to snow leopard10.6 for free from there, or do i need to buy snow leopard 10.6
anyway. Ultimately i need to get system to 10.6.8 as that is where it is now but as i had stated before i cant change accounts over because passwords are lost. HELP!
If you need to purchase the Snow Leopard DVD, then you might just wait until it arrives then install it directly. But if you can't wait then you will need to install the OS X version you now have.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Still lost Kappy all I have is the OS X so will I need to purchase Sno Leopard as well? Can I get from OS X to Snow Leopard with the free
down loads?
No
You must buy the retail Snow Leopard disc, it will be version 10.6.3 and you can update it to 10.6.8 using software update. Or you could install 10.5.6 from your disc and then buy Snow Leopard retail disc, same price, wastes your time.
FYI, all versions are called OS X.
Im taking over my daughters macbook 2008 and am wondering how to remove her name from the home icon in the "places" section of the sidebar?
