Lost Startup Disk..Need to Change Password

I bought my iBook G4 from a friend. He went to Iraq and has the startup disk and the admin password...and no way to reach him... How can I change the system without having to take it to get the drive reformatted. i really dont want to do that because he left Adobe Photoshop CS on here and I know how much it would cost to go out and by it myself. Is there anywhere i can get the startup disk or something?

You can call AppleCare Support and ask for a set of replacement disks. They usually charge around $60 to replace a set of lost disks.
-Doug

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