Macbook... Help!!!

DipPCett101 · 01-18-2008, 08:28 PM

i just copped a macbook pro second hand. but the guy didnt tell me his log in password n now i cant download n all types of stuff i'm not able to do. any MAC wizzes out there please help asap!!!!

DipPCett101 · 01-18-2008, 09:12 PM

i need help.... anybody?

HIERLEVELZ · 01-18-2008, 09:29 PM

Probably why he sold it to you in the first place. Probably not the original owner.

lemmegetatthat · 01-18-2008, 09:53 PM

bill gates is somewhere chuckling right now
and a cold chill just went down steve jobs spine

TruthGuY · 01-19-2008, 01:45 PM

Which OS did it come with?? If OSX tiger 10.4 put the OS CD before startup and HOLD the C keypad that would bring you to the admin startup screen where you could change the password to whatever you want...hope this helps

***syktek*** · 01-19-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TruthGuY

Which OS did it come with?? If OSX tiger 10.4 put the OS CD before startup and HOLD the C keypad that would bring you to the admin startup screen where you could change the password to whatever you want...hope this helps

correct...once you boot off the OS disc you can go into Utilities and you should be able to change the PW from there. if you cannot get your hands on an OS disc you can always gives this a shot...
TidBITS - Forgotten admin password - no OS X CD

01-18-2008, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
DipPCett101 Noob Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: fuck outta here, so i can get my shit stolen!!! Posts: 245 iTrader: (1)	Macbook... Help!!! i just copped a macbook pro second hand. but the guy didnt tell me his log in password n now i cant download n all types of stuff i'm not able to do. any MAC wizzes out there please help asap!!!! __________________ Dipp-Cett Racin' Holla if you need a dj...www.myspace.com/wickedvybz

01-18-2008, 09:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
DipPCett101 Noob Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: fuck outta here, so i can get my shit stolen!!! Posts: 245 iTrader: (1)	bump bump bump i need help.... anybody? __________________ Dipp-Cett Racin' Holla if you need a dj...www.myspace.com/wickedvybz

01-18-2008, 09:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
HIERLEVELZ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,260 iTrader: (0)	Probably why he sold it to you in the first place. Probably not the original owner. __________________ "cant cop cars without seein' cop cars"-kanye

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01-18-2008, 09:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
lemmegetatthat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,880 iTrader: (0)	bill gates is somewhere chuckling right now and a cold chill just went down steve jobs spine

01-19-2008, 01:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
TruthGuY Noob Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bk Posts: 484 iTrader: (3)	Which OS did it come with?? If OSX tiger 10.4 put the OS CD before startup and HOLD the C keypad that would bring you to the admin startup screen where you could change the password to whatever you want...hope this helps