Help On Mac Os x?

Question

i have a apple i book g4, i forgot my password for my account and i lost my installer cd and im on my desktop witch is a alienware and runs windows is there anyway to reset my password?

Answer 1

As long as the basic UNIX system still remains intact, anything is possible, grasshopper.

First, I'm confused how you see an alien thing on the desktop if you can't login. There's no desktop until you login.

If you don't have the install CD, you should eventually get one. If you have lost it and don't have the cash to buy a new one just now, you can delete the netinfo database and delete a file called .AppleSetupDone. Then when you restart, the Mac will open the same setup program that appeared when your computer was new. You can then create a new account from scratch. But it will make the old account a "Deleted User" and put all of your old personal data into a disk image file. That's a bit inconvenient but nothing is actually lost.

To do this, go to the web link below and find the section "III. Restoring from defaults ". Restart and hold two keys together: Command key (has an Apple logo and/or the 4-leaf clover-like symbol) and the "S" key. That starts the Mac in "Single-user mode". You'll know you are seeing single-user mode because the screen will fill up with white geeky text on a black background. Release the two keys when you see this. Wait until the last line says "sh-2.05a#". You have arrived at the UNIX mountaintop above even the weakness of logging into a user account. You are at the computer equivalent of Zeus and Thor with thunderbolts in your hands. Be careful how you use the power. Sorry, just couldn't resist the dramatic moment. Then go ahead with the steps in the article below.

Answer 2

How could you have an alienware desktop on a Mac? Mac G4s don't run Windows since they're PPC chips, not Intel chips. You're out of luck.

Answer 3

I looked at it on the Apple support site and the only way that have to reset the password is to use your install disc. Maybe you can order replacements? I feel soooo sorry for you, I couldn't imagine being without my Mac and having to rely on my HP!!!!

Answer 4

http://www.apple.com/support/hardware/

http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106156

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304129

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107263