Mac OSX 10.6.6 refuses my admin password to upgrade, what do I do?
Mac OSX 10.6.6 refuses my admin password to upgrade, what do I do?
I simply got trouble with OS Mavericks then I mistakenly went back to OS X 10.6.4
After that I downloaded several updates to at least get back to 10.8 but it ended up being hectic.
Only after updating to 10.6.5; 10.6.6 refused my Admin password! Maybe they want me to buy an original one but I downloaded all the updates from apple! Upto 10.7.4 I have on a disk. Please help
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Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You must purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
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Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
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Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
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OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
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2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
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See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
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Typing su gets the request for my admin password, which I type in and hit return.
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I got my mac from granddaughter.need help to change admin password
i just got my mac from granddaughter. i need help to change the admin password. she has no clue what i am talking about when i ask for the password. please help me. i can't even install my tiger replacement cd until i change the admin password. thanks for your help. lee
Hi, Lee. Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
From this Apple Knowledge Base article:
Start up from a Mac OS X Install disc (one whose version is closest to the version of Mac OS X installed). Usually, you can start from the disc by putting it in your computer, restarting, and holding the C key. Or, put it in the computer and click the Install or Restore icon you see in the disc's main window (after which the computer will start from the disc without you needing to hold C). Or, you can use Startup Manager or the Startup Disk preference pane to select the Install disc.
Choose a language, click the arrow button to continue,
Mac OS X v10.6 or later: Choose Password Reset from the Utilities menu.
Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.4: Choose Reset Password from the Utilities menu.
Mac OS X v10.3: Choose Reset Password from the Installer menu.
Tip: If you don't see this menu or menu choice, you're probably not started from the disc yet.
Note: The default keyboard layout is U.S. English while started from the installation disc. If you use a keyboard layout other than U.S English, use the Input menu (the flag icon on the right side of the menu bar) to select the desired layout before typing a new password.
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will you please help me that when i reinstalled my mac osx lion i has changed my administrator password
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Here is how to change password on Lion:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/
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I lost my admin password and disks what can i do
I lost my admin password and start up disk for Leopard what can I do
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Does not effect any other websites I've tried to open.
Use Tony's suggestion. I am running it right now and it is awesome. I love Mozilla but they basically screwed all of those older Macs over. Come on Mozilla. These Macs still work, and there are plenty of people with them out there.
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I would like to purchase songs (you know spend $$$$) ... has apple completely cut off an entire group of mac users????
iTunes 9 will work with the store and your OS. You can download it here: http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1056
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I know it was stupid to not have a computer password at the time, but I now do. Could this be possible?
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
This would only happen if you choose the whole hard drive as a shared folder, and it's not. By default, OS X only sets up File Sharing in order to share files through the Public folder. You can see which folders are being shared in System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing.
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