I have an imac g4 running OS X,

Hi all. Firstly im not sure if my mac runs on intel but will push forward. When i log on to the main screen a small, spectrum circle appears and stays on for a while and the system freezes. the other problem i have is i cant load software or chenge passwords it asks for the Admin username, which i dont have. is there any way round this? many thanks. andy

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