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beachheadCA - May 7, 2006 - 8:39 pm
) hello5 days ago i bought an apple Ibook G4 used from a international studen from Japan It's come with a set of CD or DVD IMAC of 5,when i start my ibook what i see is 2 account of user 1 is admin 1 is guest account(my guest)because that account is limited the admin account have password and the guest is not i can just login guest account to get on internet but can't download or update,i want to have admin power to my Ibook,but don't know how to(don't know a thing about Imac computer,searched and get to know that i can boot up with install cd but the computer freeze at Apple logo and stop please can someone help me because i can't get answer from the guy sell me the Apple who finished school and went home to Japan
Thanksssssssss
DumbbeachheadCA
Ferdinand - May 8, 2006 - 12:17 pm
Go to System Preferences. (Apple Menu on the top left, fourth thing in the column. Then go to Accounts. There you can change everything to do with accounts.
Please tell me if you need any more help.
Ferdinand
PS: You talked about an Apple iBook G4, and then about an iMac. On the CD that you got with it from the student from Japan, does it say iMac or iBook. If it says iMac, but you have the iBook laptop, then the CDs wont work with it. So its as if someone bought an Apple Laptop, and got CDs with it from a Sony DVD player, which has nothing to do with Apple.
Or did you just mix it up and I didnt understand you?
Please tell me if you need any more help.
Ferdinand
PS: You talked about an Apple iBook G4, and then about an iMac. On the CD that you got with it from the student from Japan, does it say iMac or iBook. If it says iMac, but you have the iBook laptop, then the CDs wont work with it. So its as if someone bought an Apple Laptop, and got CDs with it from a Sony DVD player, which has nothing to do with Apple.
Or did you just mix it up and I didnt understand you?
beachheadCA - May 8, 2006 - 7:50 pm
hello Ferdinand thanks for responed and yes you understand me clear what i got is a set of 5 cd or dvd name IMACinstall disc softwARE RESTORE AND APLICATION CD HIHIHI IT HAS PIC OF AN APPLE SOMEONE ALREADY TOOK A BITE OUT OF IT just like my Ibook have on outsite the laptop by the way i have try boot in single mode but fail and dont know why meaning type all the writing command but all i got is
something end with root #))) mannnnn if it window i would have it going within 5 minutes of time but this apple has worm hihihi
Thanks
Tuan
something end with root #
))) mannnnn if it window i would have it going within 5 minutes of time but this apple has worm hihihi Thanks
Tuan
beachheadCA - May 8, 2006 - 7:55 pm
oh by the way i logon guest account and go to systen refre
but the account i have in there were dimmed does't respon when i click it
but the account i have in there were dimmed does't respon when i click it
beachheadCA - May 8, 2006 - 8:21 pm
) i forgot to tel you about the system and software version so here is itthe laptop is white color with a picture of half apple in front,open up i see Ibook G5 under display creen that is
in the back have writing that Apple made this laptop and Model # is A 1055 turn on machine i check Mac OS version Mac OS 10.3.9
the CDs is 1-MAC OS install ver 10.1
3-MAC OS software restore dual version 9.2.1,10.1 i'm confuse how can it be 2 version in 1 OS????
and 1-MAC OS APPLICATIN cd ver 10.1
it's kinda older than the OS in machine i guest that Japanesse guy had update the software to 10.3.9 so i can't use this CD is that wright???can i somehow image the OS installed for future restore??
Thanks
Tuan
Ferdinand - May 9, 2006 - 11:31 am
Dave B. told me to tell you that you could buy Tiger (10.4.6). Because the CDs you have now are totally useless.
Ferdinand
PS: It costs about $109.
Ferdinand
PS: It costs about $109.
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