Re: advice re secondhand laptop configuration NEW

2004-08-15 Thread Mikael Byström 
Also, make sure you have all your serials at hand. If there are apps you
don't want to use, I'd try and run the installer and choose "deinstall"
if possible, or perhaps use the "DeInstaller" application.
Anyone have suggestions for the best deinstallation app?

Personally though I prefer to reinstall everything including reformatting
the HD, but make your own choices.

Bruce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

>
>On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 06:28  AM, Thomas Ethen wrote:
>
>> I purchased a iBook 12" G3 and left it the way it was set up from the
>> previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted 
>> to
>> OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the 
>> dock,
>> even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset 
>> everything to
>> the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my 
>> settings
>> on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and 
>> custom
>> settings on Photoshop.
>>
>> Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information
>> without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all 
>> my
>> software over?
>
>Something caused it to think it needed new prefs.
>
>Go to the System Prefs and click on Accounts. Create a new account for 
>yourself. MAKE SURE IT'S AN ADMINISTRATOR. Sorry to shout but that's a 
>vital, vital step.
>
>Now log off as the old user, and in as you new user.  Go back to the 
>Accounts prefs and delete the old user. You'll be asked if you want to 
>create a disk image of their old file; I'd do so, just in case.
>
>Now you're the user on the system, you can set it to automatically boot 
>into your account , etc.
>
>
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Re: advice re secondhand laptop configuration NEW

2004-08-15 Thread wingnut 
in OSX go to the System Preferences application .. select Accounts. Add 
a new account making sure that the new one can administer the computer 
... log out of the existing account, log in as the new account ... 
delete the old account.   All of the previous users preference file 
SHOULD be stored in his/her home folder which will be deleted .
there are subtle differences in each version of OSX .. 10.3 will allow 
you to delete the folder for real instead of saving it in the "deleted 
users" folder and then manually deleting it.

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On Aug 15, 2004, at 9:28 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote:
I purchased a iBook 12" G3 and left it the way it was set up from the
previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted 
to
OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the 
dock,
even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset 
everything to
the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my 
settings
on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and 
custom
settings on Photoshop.

Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information
without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all 
my
software over?

Tom

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Re: advice re secondhand laptop configuration NEW

2004-08-15 Thread Bruce Johnson 
On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 06:28  AM, Thomas Ethen wrote:
I purchased a iBook 12" G3 and left it the way it was set up from the
previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted 
to
OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the 
dock,
even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset 
everything to
the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my 
settings
on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and 
custom
settings on Photoshop.

Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information
without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all 
my
software over?
Something caused it to think it needed new prefs.
Go to the System Prefs and click on Accounts. Create a new account for 
yourself. MAKE SURE IT'S AN ADMINISTRATOR. Sorry to shout but that's a 
vital, vital step.

Now log off as the old user, and in as you new user.  Go back to the 
Accounts prefs and delete the old user. You'll be asked if you want to 
create a disk image of their old file; I'd do so, just in case.

Now you're the user on the system, you can set it to automatically boot 
into your account , etc.


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Re: advice re secondhand laptop configuration NEW

2004-08-15 Thread Thomas Ethen 
I purchased a iBook 12" G3 and left it the way it was set up from the
previous owner, just adding my own software. Last night when I booted to
OSX, it had reset the dock and eliminated my new software from the dock,
even though it remained installed on the iBook. It also reset everything to
the old owners settings, such as e-mail settings and zeroed out my settings
on my new programs, like sites on Golive, e-mails in Entorage and custom
settings on Photoshop.

Any idea why and how I can get rid of the previous owners information
without clearing the HD and starting over from scratch installing all my
software over?

Tom


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