EMac - How do I get past the password and reload the OS ?

I recently bought an emac on ebay but when it arrived there was a password on it.
The seller did not know the password when I contacted them but instead they sent me the OS 10.3 CDs so that I can reformat the hard drive and start fresh.
I have loaded the CD and tried rebooting and holding down the 'c' key but the emac still boots to the OS X password screen.
Can anybody tell me how I can get the emac to boot from the CD so that I can unlock the computer and reload the OS ?
Any help appreciated otherwise I have an expensive paperweight on my desk !
Thanks.

10.4 is a little more demanding than 10.3.
10.4 requires 256MB RAM 10.3 requires 128MB, and as you may guess 10.5 Leopard requires 512 MB of RAM.
So you have twice as much RAM as 10.4 requires and your eMac has the capacity to use double that to a maximum of 1024MB but that will not be necessary, but the capacity is there if you need it.
Obviously 10.4 is more RAM intensive though well within your eMac's ability.
If you do go for Tiger, you may find the 'widgets' slow things down, so switching them off may be a good idea. Widgets are network aware data collectors that feed in the latest stock prices or the local weather etc, but are really just gimmicky trivia.
10.3 Panther was a huge improvement over 10.2 Jaguar
10.4 Tiger was not such a leap compared to Panther, but as I said there are more applications available for Tiger these days than for Panther.
I am trying to be objective here. Personally I am still on Panther as I don't regard Tiger as significantly different though in certain areas it is better.
Good luck with your choice.
regards roam

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