My computer is asking me for my software name and password how can i recover this information?

need some help trying to download something and asks me for my software name and password how can i recover this information?

Care to share which OS you are using?
Which model iMac?

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    Not control-R. Command-R. Shut the computer down. Reboot it. Hold down cmd-R when you hear the chime. Keep it held down and you should see the Lion recovery partition.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3273
    Matt

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    iphone app asked me for username and password. how can i find this? it seems deferent than the apple id or i tune store username!

    Which iPhone app?
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    Every time I turn on my Imac my itunes opens as I have set up to but a window pops up asking me to sign in with my itunes password , is there a way to stop this as it's quite annoying .
    Many Thanks
    A

    Correction: this is for automatic logon of the iMac itself.
    In SystemPreferences/Users&Groups  login items tab:
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    iTunes  with the minus sign at the bottom.
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    I would be very careful about email asking for your Apple ID and password. These are some of the Official Apple email addresses that would contact you:
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    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
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    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
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    Contact iTunes support and explain your situation to them.  They may let you redownload it at no cost.
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html
    If they don't, I'm afraid you'll have to purchase it again.  Sorry.
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    I've recently installed IOS 7.0.3. on my Ipad4. With the latest automatic upgrade of First Class yesterday the textfields for loggning in disappears upworth. How can I correct this.

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    2. If you want a back up, make sure you back it up to itunes now!
    3. Now back to iCloud.com - select the device you want. Press "Erase iPhone" (or iPad, iPod whatever).
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    4. IMPORTANT: Just set it up as usual. Language, country blah. But then you'll get to a step where it says something like "This iPhone was erased with iCloud. Log in with the Apple ID you used to erase it". In this case, my Dad's. So please do that. Later on, the phone will ask for an Apple ID to be used for the phone. I put my own one as I didn't want my dads!!!! Lol....
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  • After updating my Macbook Pro retina display to os x yosemite 10.10.2, the mause and track pad locks, and do not respond especially when using the Mac for a long period, please help, how can I solve this, I do not like feel like in windows, so I paid

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    Hi Buterem,
    I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your MacBook Pro since your recent Yosemite update. I also apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. If you are having intermittent but persistent responsiveness issues with your mouse or trackpad, you may want to try using Activity Monitor to see if these incidents correspond to occupied system resources, especially system memory or CPU. You may find the following article helpful:
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    If the entire system hangs or locks up (for example, if the system clock freezes and stops counting up), you may also be experiencing some variety of Kernel Panic. If that is the case, you may also find this article useful:
    OS X: When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem." - Apple Support
    Regards,
    - Brenden

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