HELP, PLZ! I'm trying to reset an original iphone 2g before it goes to a new owner, but I cant remember the password and it wont open with my itunes acct. :(

Any Help would be TRULY appreciated!!!

Put it in recovery mode to restore it, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808.  You can do this on your other laptop; it won't ask for a passcode if it's in recovery mode.

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