Macbook is in safe boot and doesnt let me log in!!

Hello everybody! I just started up my macbook like usual and im in safe boot. I tried to log in but it says im putting in the wrong password. Its my account and the password hint is correct. Please help me!

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Try Resetting the PRAM
Make sure the "numlock" key is not depressed not the "caps lock" key when booting.
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My Macbook Pro is only powering on in Safe Boot and will not accept the correct password. What do I do to get it out of Safe Mode?

MBP = Macbook Pro (My shorthand)
I think I now understand what you are describing. This is the Apple support article on a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Note this excerpt:
How are you starting your MBP. Do you see a progress bar on startup?
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My macbook pro shuts down and doesnt let me turn it on after a few days i try to turn it on and it works but then after a few hours or so of using it it turns off again and the cycle of me waiting days to turn it back on happens again whats the prob?

my macbook pro shuts down and doesnt let me turn it on after a few days i try to turn it on and it works but then after a few hours or so of using it it turns off again and the cycle of me waiting days to turn it back on happens again whats the prob?

If you haven't already done so, try this simple step first.

I am locked out of my computer (macbook air) I just got it back from the apple store and they reset it. I put in a new password, and now it doesnt let me log in anymore. Command R doesnt work, all i hear is a sound, but nothing happens.

I just got it back from the apple store and they reset it (becuase it kept shutting down and not turning back on).
I put in a new password because i needed to start over from factory settings, but now it doesnt let me log in anymore. (I don't know if this is because it doesnt accpet my password, or I forgot my password in less than 5 minutes, or because when i typed in my new password, i typed it in wrong twice)
Command R doesnt work, all i hear is a sound, but nothing happens.

What I don't understand is why it is rejecting a password I am creating.
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FileVault may have standards for what it considers an acceptable password. If the password is part of the 128-bit encryption scheme, it might have to be 16 characters, for example. (Don't know if that is true, but it's a possibility.) Check your documentation for password requirements.

TS2570 Still cant access my computer, followed instructions to perform a safe boot and last line of script it shows: BootCacheControl: Unable to open /Var/db/BootCache.playlist:2 No such file or directory. Any idea?

Brand new Mac Book Pro
Purchased in Mexico's Department store Liverpool on June 20th 2012
Purchased Memory upgade to 8Gb, on june 27th, at Apple Store Memorial City, Houston
Upgraded memory from 4Gb to 8Gb on June 28th.
Tried to write on my external HD (previously written on a windows based PC) with no success.
Upon reccomendation from a Mac assistant, copied all my external HD contents into my Mac Hard drive.
Then formatted my external HD and copied back all my information to it.
deleted all the information from my MacBook Pro HD.
Attempted to repeat the same operation with another external HD, but got a message saying there was not enough epace on the computer HD (even though I have a 750Gb Hard Drive.
Looked in the trash bin and there it was, all the information previously deleted..
Could not empty the trash bin, although I got a message asking me to safely delete all the information from the trash bin,
Could not get enough space released, after several attpempts the trash bin was finally emptied.
All happy getting acquainted with my new MacBook Pro. Two days later, got a gray screen and not able to start the computer.
Looking in to Mac support I found article http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570 and followed instructions to perform a safe boot:
"Perform a Safe Boot
Simply performing the Safe Boot may resolve this issue.
Shut down your Mac. If necessary, hold your Mac's power button for several seconds to force it to power down.
Start your Mac, then immediately hold the Shift key. This performs a Safe Boot. Advanced tip: If you want to
see the status of a Safe Boot as it progresses, you can hold Shift-Command-V during start up (instead of just Shift).
Note: A Safe Boot takes longer than a typical start up because it includes a disk check and other operations.
The following is the script that appears on the screen upon safe boot. and halt after the last line.
AppleACPICPU:Processor Id=6 LocalAplicId=255 Disabled
AppleACPICPU:Processor Id=7 LocalAplicId=255 Disabled
AppleACPICPU:Processor Id=8 LocalAplicId=255 Disabled
calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
Security policy loaded: Quarantine Policy (Quarantine)
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
        The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved.
MAC Framework Succesfully initializad
using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vextors 64:87
ACPI: System State [SO S3 S4 S5] (S3)
PFM64 (36cpu) 0xf10000000, 0xf0000000
Aplconsole relocated to 0xf1000000
PCI configuration changed (bridge=16 device=4 cardbus=0)
[ PCI configuration end, bridges 12 devices 16 ]
Firewire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5901 built-in now active, GUID 3c0754fffe9b2aa2; max speed s800.
Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDateless load succeeded
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
BTCOEXIST off
wl0: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless controller
5.100.98.75
AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::checkStatus - received Status Packet, Payload 2: device was reinitializad
rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 6E918706-FC0D-37460-A3A0-6268A51DF93B
Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleAPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchSe riesAHCI/PRT0@0/AOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlock
storageevice /IoBlockStorageDriver/TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF Media/IOGUIDPartit
BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
Kernel is LP64
com.apple.launchd 1   com.apple.launchd 1   *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
com.apple.launchd 1   com.apple.launchd 1   *** Verbose boot, will log to /dev/console. ***
Running fsck on the boot volume...
** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE)
** Root file system
   Executing FSCK_HFS (version diskdev_cmds-540.1~25).
BootCacheControl: UNable to open /Var/db/BootCache.playlist:2 No such file or directory
launchctl:Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchDaemons
launchctl:Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
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I am in the middle of the Atlantick, stuck with a brand new, non working Apple MacBook Pro.
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My MacBook Pro won't boot up. And it's says my HDD is locked when i try and reinstall OS. Help me please good people.

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https://www.apple.com/support/osx/
https://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/
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Are you depressing the Shift key at startup to make the Mac boot in Safe Mode?
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