Just bought this G5 used... a few questions.

Question

Hi there,
So I bought this G5 used a month or so ago. I have a few miscellaneous questions about it (as the subject suggests).
1. I created a new username for myself, and granted the account admin privileges. But, for some reason when I try to access certain folders within the original account (which is not password protected) from the new account, I get an error message reading "The folder "Desktop" could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access privileges". I'm not sure why, and even while looking through the old account, I could not find anything on restricted other accounts from accessing it's folders. There's like 6 folders that I can't access, and they all have a red restrictive icon over the folder icon. Related, I updated Firefox, but it wouldn't allow me to copy the new version into the Applications folder because of the "privilege/access" issue. How do I get rid of the restrictions?
2. If I delete the original account, will all the software by deleted also? I.E. Photoshop, etc...
3. Is there anyway to transfer software (like Photoshop) to another computer, without the install disc? Seems unlikely.
4. Lastly, flash no longer supports PowerPC machines... is there an alternative?
Thanks for your help in advance

Answer 1

re: +4. Lastly, flash no longer supports PowerPC machines...+
This is not exactly true; you can get a fairly recent Adobe Flash player plugin
and also an Adobe Shockwave player plugin for Power PC Macs from their
web site and also use their version checking web page(s) to see what the
Flash/Shockwave versions in the Mac currently are. I have the last versions
in my G4 Macs running Tiger, and in Leopard.
The very most recent Flash player download was for Intel-based Macs.
If you are otherwise up-to-date with the PPC player versions, then you
can check. I've posted this kind of thing a few times; it helps to get and
use the last supported players which are still available. And be sure to
get the correct one(s) before you run their Uninstaller, to be rid of the
old players; this is to be sure the latest supported ones become active
when they are installed.
Something in my older post here may help; and to keep track of what
is available (since Software Update won't show them) you can keep
the URLs of Adobe's flash & shockwave player check version sites in
a folder along with their Uninstallers; so you can compare your latest
running version with whatever they offer. Then research if its for PPC.
Some of the Adobe pages may not be so clear on which one you need.
• About flash and shockwave updates:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=13076736#13076736
Hopefully this helps somewhat. When you have a system figured out of
your own, then a method to keep updated becomes easier. Also, if you
use Adobe Reader, there may be a newer/secure version available, too.
PS: You may be able to find an old copy of *"iMac for Dummies" 4th Edition;*
which I have, as it covers the G5 iMac & early Intel-iMac OS X 10.4(.11)
I bought my copy for 10¢ and it was not very informative to me; while on
the other hand, I bought *Missing Manual for Tiger 10.4* at 10¢ which is.
Check charity thrift stores for these kinds of manuals; a great deal, and
a cheap gift to someone else with old Mac who doesn't have a book.
Good luck & happy computing!
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