I just bought an iMac. Was working on it and walked away fro 20mins, came back to a screen asking for a password...didn't have one. How do I override. Can't even get on computer

I just bought an iMac. I was working on it and I had to leave it for 20 mins. When I came back, there was a prompt for user and password. I didn't have one. Does anyone know how to override or reset? I can't even get pass screen.

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
When you set up the new Mac and your new user account you must have created a password to the user account. That is the password for which the screen is asking.

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HT201257 I just bought an imac in september 2012. And i just find out that my microphone is not working. So i did an apple hardware test and with no problems found? I have sound but no one can hear me, not even the computer. Should i bring it back to

I just bought an imac in september 2012. And i just find out that my microphone is not working. So i did an apple hardware test and with no problems found? I have sound but no one can hear me, not even the computer. Should i bring it back to the store

Before you go through that trouble open About this Mac > More Info... > System Report > Audio and see if the system actually knows it has a microphone. Then you can look into Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup and see if the microphone is there, select it and make sure the sliders are set to full. Then in System Preferences look for Sound > Input and make sure it shows up there and the sliders are at least half way up. If none of that works do a
SMC RESET
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
It is the 5 second timing that initiates the reset.
then go through the process of looking for the microphone again as the reset may reenable the mic.

Problems setting up my TC. Have just bought new iMac(OS 10.6.8) and TC. I set it up. iMac cannot find it. I have tried direct connection with an ethernet cable to Mac or my wireless router but nothing. Just a flashing orange light. Help for a simpleton p

Problems setting up my TC. Have just bought new iMac(OS 10.6.8) and TC. I tried to set it up. iMac cannot find it. I have tried direct connection with an ethernet cable to Mac or direct to my wireless router but nothing. Just a flashing orange light. Help for a simpleton please. Have tried reseting TC, but to no avail.

Just updated from 10.6.7 ---> 10.6.8 and had the same issue. Despite having done a clean install from 10.6 and got everything back off my TC, now Time Machine can't find it!
Green light is on, ethernet cable conected, network CP says its conected but nothing. Airport Utility can't find it. Hit reset button, Orange flashing light but still no show in Airport Utility.
But I know its there, as rebooting from 10.6 SL disk shows the backups are still ok?
Hmm, ideas anyone?
SBB

Just bought an iMac. Since there is no DVD with the OS in the box, what am I supposed to do if I have a problem? Do I have to pay to pay to get a copy of Mountain Lion? It's not that pricey but still when you pay such a price shouldn't it be included?

I just bought an iMac. Since there is no DVD with the OS in the box, what am I supposed to do if I have a problem?
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If you have a problem and need to reinstall, you don't have to pay.
OS X Recovery restores your Mac with a few clicks.
OS X: About OS X Recovery

I have an iphone4. every time i turn it on i get an old I.D. and a message saying, "Apple password " then my email address and asks for the password. I have a different account that itunes on my computer recognizes. How do i remove this from my phone?

i have an iphone4. every time i turn it on i get an old I.D. and a message saying, "Apple password " then my email address and asks for the password. I have a different account that itunes on my computer recognizes. How do i remove this from my phone?

to remove that account.
go to settings > iTunes & App Stores > click on that apple ID then sign out.

When I synced my iphone to our computer, it took on my husbands apple id account and now it asks for his password to update apps. How do I get mine back?

When I synced my iphone to our computer, it took on my husbands apple id account and now it asks for his password to update apps. How do I get mine back?

Yes, you can delete them from your phone by tapping the icon until it jiggles, then tap the black x. You can verify that your Apple ID is still correct for future purchased by going to Settings>Store>Apple ID (at the bottom). If it's wrong, tap the ID shown, sign out, sign back in using your ID. Then you should be good to go.

When I try to open an .ai/pdf file received through my email, it won't open and asks for a password. I have never set up any kind of password for email security, but have tried typing in my standard passwords. Nothing works. I wonder if it has anything to

When I try to open an .ai/pdf file received through my email, it won't open and asks for a password. I have never set up any kind of password for email security, but have tried typing in my standard passwords. Nothing works. I wonder if it has anything to do with the use of my Wacom3 Tablet...I've been having trouble with it and was getting the same message when trying to open the User's Manual in my Applications/WacomTablet file on my hard drive. Any suggestions? I just downloaded the latest version for the Wacom and recently upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6.7 (which I hate, and my CS3 hates, etc.)

It sounds like you have a a password-protected PDF. The password was set by the person who encoded it.

HT1750 I changed the keyboard language from English to Vietnamese, then the computer went into slee. I turn it on, it asks for the password, but the keyboard doesn't take vowels. what can I do?

I changed the keyboard language from English to Vietnamese, then the computer went into slee. I turn it on, it asks for the password, but the keyboard doesn't take vowels. what can I do?

You may want to wait for others to see this thread who might offer some other suggestions, but you could consider resetting the password. These instructions work for Lion (10.7.x) and Mountain Lion (10.8.x).
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/

I changed the keyboard language from English to Vietnamese, then the computer went into sleep. I turn it on, it asks for the password, but the keyboard doesn't take vowels. what can I do?

I changed the keyboard language from English to Vietnamese, then the computer went into sleep. I turn it on, it asks for the password, but the keyboard doesn't take vowels. what can I do?

You may want to wait for others to see this thread who might offer some other suggestions, but you could consider resetting the password. These instructions work for Lion (10.7.x) and Mountain Lion (10.8.x).
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/

HT204053 I am not able to update my apps because every time I am doing this, it is asking for a password which I have never used and the person who used it is in no more contact. how can i get my id instead of his??

I am not able to update my apps because every time I am doing this, it is asking for a password which I have never used and the person who used it is in no more contact. how can i get my id instead of his??

Apps can only be updated using the same Apple ID and password they were originally purchased with.

I've been trying to download something called silverlight on my computer. It asked for my password, which I thought I knew. Now I can't remember it and it's not giving me any instructions to reset my password. Any help?

I've been trying to download something called silverlight on my computer. It asked for my password, which I thought I knew. Now I can't remember it and it's not giving me any instructions to reset my password. Any help?

Changing or resetting an account passowrd(Snow Leopard oe earlier)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1274
Reset the user password in Mac OSX Lion, Mounatin Lion and Mavericks:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

I just bought a macbook pro from the store and it has the demo program on it, the store told me to reboot system to factory settings how do I do this?

can any one help me with this please!

>I just bought a macbook pro from the store and it has
>the demo program on it
Bring it back to the Applestore, have them take care of it for you.

I cannot install a Mavericks software program on mac. it asks for administrator password. i never have set up an admin password on computer.

i cannot install recently downloaded Mavericks software on computer. it asks for admin password. i have never set up an admin password and was able to install programs by passing this step. any help isappreciated,

Not having a password means that any casual passer-by can have access to all your personal data, or deleting it.
Resetting or changing a password:
For Lion or later: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6022
If it's running Mac OS X 10.7 or newer, restart with the Command and R keys held down, open the Terminal, and use the resetpassword command:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

I wanted to update 6 apps. but iTunes asked for the password of my old Apple ID. Now, I can't get into iTunes., I wanted to update 6 apps. but iTunes asked for the password of my old Apple ID. Now, I can't get into iTunes.

When I opened my App Store today, I found 6 apps needing update. I clicked “Update All” and there popped “Sign in to iTunes Store” and asked me to enter the Apple ID password for <my account>. I entered my password for the Apple ID but it said “Your Apple ID or password is incorrect.” Since I entered incorrect passwords many times, I had to reset my password two times already. I want to update the apps on my phone. But, I can’t , and this is tiring, exhausting, and frustrating. My questions: (1) Why is iTunes asking for a password for an old account when I changed that already? (2) What to do now - Do I sign out of iTunes, delete the account and create a new one?
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We are fellow users here on these user-to-user forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple - I've asked the hosts to remove your email addresses from your post (it's not a good idea to post personal info on any public forum).
Is the old account a completely different iTunes account, or is it just a previous primary email address on the same account ? If it's a different account then all content that you download from the store is tied to the account that downloaded it, so only that old account will be able to download updates to its apps.
If it's the same account, just a previous primary email address, then what id shows at the bottom of the Featured tab in the App Store app on your phone ? You could try tapping on that and log out of it and then log back in with the updated version and see what id then shows for updates.

My wife and I have separate AppleID accounts and always have. For some reason after she bought the iPhone 5c, whenever she tries to update her apps, it comes up for my AppleID and asks for my password. Please help on how to fix this!

My wife and I have separate AppleID accounts. Ever since she updated to the iPhone 5c, for some reason when she tries to update her apps, it comes up with my AppleID and asks for my password. I cannot figure out why this happening and how to fix this. Please help!

I have had this issue lately.
I can only put it down to using the one computer to update all our IPads for me and my wife.
Some of our apps, although downloaded from both our seperate accounts on our IPads, are the same.
However after plugging her IPad into the computer when my AppleID is on ITunes, I think something strange has happened and when she then tries to update Apps on her IPad and I try on mine it now asks for the others Apple ID password.
The only way I have found to counteract this is to update an app one at a time, if that app asks for your wifes password then delete it and then reinstall it.
That has solved it for me.
Hope this helps

I just bought an iMac. Was working on it and walked away fro 20mins, came back to a screen asking for a password...didn't have one. How do I override. Can't even get on computer

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