How can I become the Administrator of my deceased Mother's computer, not knowing her passwords?

How can I become the Administrator of my deceased Mother's computer, not knowing her passwords?

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    how can I change the administrator, i have recently inherited a g4 powerbook but can't make any changes, i have no discs nor do i have the original admin's password?

    Here's one method to reset the password without the install disc:
    1. boot computer and hold the "apple" key and the "s" key.
    2. wait for terminal show
    3. release keys
    4. type without the quotes: "/sbin/mount -uaw"
    5. press enter
    6. type without the quotes: "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
    7. press enter
    8. type without the quotes: "reboot"
    9. press enter
    This will let you create a new admin account when you reboot your computer.
    Also, without the discs, look at Mac OS X Tip - No Password, No Root, No CD? No Problem.
    http://www.macobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml
    Here is a way to get around not knowing the admin password on Macs.
    To reset your OS X password without an OS X CD you need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:
       1. Reboot
       2. Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
       3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
              * mount -uw /
              * rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
              * shutdown -h now
       4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you’re good to go again!
     Cheers, Tom

  • How can I contact the administration for cancelling an invoice?

    Hi everyone, first of all sorry for my english.
    I just bought AbodeExportPDF but I made a mistake: I clicked twice on the button "buy now", I rightly received two invoices. How can I contact the administration for cancelling one of the invoices?
    Thank you very much!
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    Carol
    Ciao a tutti,
    ho cliccato erroneamente due volte sul bottone "compra ora", ho giustamente ricevuto due fatture. come faccio a contattare l'amministrazione per annullare una delle due fatture?
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    ciao
    Carol

    Hi Carol,
    I wish I could speak Italian as well as you speak english, so no apologies!
    To cancel one of those subscriptions, please contact Adobe Customer Support:  Contact Customer Care. A quick chat session should get you taken care of.
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  • How can I remove the Apple ID authorization only on one computer and authorize another in his place?

    how can I remove the Apple ID authorization only on one computer and authorize another in his place?

    De-authorize the computer in question.
    Then authorize the new computer.
    Or de-authorize all computers and authorize only the ones that actually exist.

  • 2 different iphones have the same Apple ID, how can I change the apple ID on one of them but not delete the other iphone's data and media?

    2 different iphones have the same Apple ID, how can I change the apple ID on one of them but not delete the other iphone's data and media?

    You don't have to do anything with the first iPod that you don't use anymore. If you are planning on keeping it, put in a drawer in your house and forget about it.
    You don't need a second account to use with the new iPod. I use one Appl e ID and iTunes library for two iPods, and two iPad. I have different content on all four devices. You can select exactly what you want to sync to each device and it can be different content on all devices.

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    The term "factory unlocked" has no meaning. Your phone was not legitimately unlocked. Contact the carrier it is locked to and find out if you can get it unlocked.

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    If you no longer have, or access to, the computer(s) you want to deauthorise,
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    Authorise / Deauthorise About
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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    Dear Sir,
    I am living in Saudi Arabia and I wish to buy iPhone 6 with face time enabled. How can I confirm the new phone is face time enabled or not? In Saudi Arabia face time enabled iPhone 6 is available with some shops.
    Rahul

    All legitimate iPhones sold in SA have Facetime removed on the order of the SA Government and it cannot be reinstalled
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  • HT2589 how can i skip the viewing on my account when i has not use my apple id in i tunes stores?

    How can i skip the viewing on my account when i has not use my apple id? The main problem is i do not have a credit card... so what should i do?

    You can't, you will need to enter a credit card number before you can use that account in the store.
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    My iphone 4 has been stolen days ago.
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    Hello RationalPuppet
    If you go to Settings > Music and then toggle off Show All Music that will prevent from seeing your downloaded music. I have also provided other articles for hiding purchases and even deleting purchases from iTunes in the Cloud.
    Download purchased music to your iPhone
    http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=tidetail&product=iphone&locale=en_US&tag= Music
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4919
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4915
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  • How can I change the administrator name?

    I'm getting ready to sell my old I-mac. How do I change the administrator name or delete it?

    Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
    Step One - Back up your data:
           A. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
           B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
              1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
              2. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.
              3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
                  side.
              4. Click on the Clone button. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD be
                  sure to opt for that.
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                   startup drive.
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              1. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
              2, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.
              3. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
              4. Turn off File Vault, if enabled.
              5. Disable iCloud, if enabled: See.What to do with iCloud before selling your computer
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         A. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
              1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
              2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
              3. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu; repartition and reformat the internal hard drive.
                  Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
              4. Install OS X.
              5. Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.
              6. Shutdown the computer.
         B. Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*)
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                       it is three times faster than wireless.
              1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
                  Utilities window appears.
              2. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.
              3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
                  on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
              4. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button
                  and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
              5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
              6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
              7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
              8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
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  • How can I edit the email on a PDF form that's not created by me?

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    Tools > Content > Edit Document Text
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    On my old PC, I could change the order of my bookmarks just by clink & drag. On the MAC, this does not happen. How can I change the order & how can I delete unwanted bookmarks???

    You can do that in the Bookmarks Manager (Library).
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    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-use-bookmarks

  • My wife purchased me a Ipod 80GB back in 2007 under her account. How can in download my music from my PC into my Ipod without using her password

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  • How can I use the Time Machine Backups from my Old Computer?

    I have two months of Time Machine backups made using my old Macintosh computer which died and I no longer have. I have now purchased a new computer and am trying to use the Time Machine back ups from the original computer, but it will not recognise them. How can I get my new MacBook Pro to use the Time Machine Backups from my old Computer? I phoned the Apple help line and they said I cannot use them and would have to delete them. This sounds crazy if you can only use the Time Machine back up file with one computer and have to delete it when you buy a new Mac. Surely there must be some way to transfer ownership (not files) from an old to the new Mac?
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