It's happened to me in the past and is really easy to fix. If you boot from the install CD, look up at the menu bar for utilities (or something like that--it's been awhile) and pull down. You'll see the opportunity to change the password there. No need to put in the original one, Then just exit of course without installing, and reboot, and the new password will get you in.
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Bill Brown <thunder...@mindspring.com>wrote: > Greetings Group. Got a problem that I need your expertise solving. > > First, the basics: > > 350 iMac Blueberry, 6GB, 512 RAM, running OS 9.2.2 > > The problem: > > For some reason, my Blueberry, old, but still a real workhorse, will not > accept my log-on password. I tried to change the password, but of course > that won’t work unless you know your existing password. > > I’ve tried everything I can think of, and now I’m at the point of trying to > boot from the original 9.0 Software Install disk. However, I’m not sure > what file/folder I need to use to get my computer back up without > losing all my existing data. Should I hold down the “C” key to get > the machine to boot from the CD? I’m at a loss here folks … > > Any advice/assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanx!! > Bill > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
