My iMac as two partitions:my own and the administrator. I forget the administrator password! what to do?

my iMac as two partitions:my own and the administrator. I forget the administrator password! what to do?

OS X Mountain Lion: If you forget your login password

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I have two Macs: an MBA and the new iMac. Is there a way to have iTunes and all the content in it identical on both machines?

Yes you can copy the content to your new machine and use Home Sharing to keep the content identical
Connect the two machines via an ethernet cable it is 3 times faster than Wifi. Turn wifi off on one machine to enforce ethernet connection
In System Preferences, Sharing turn on File Sharing
Then
Copy the music/itunes folder from the Macbook pro to the music/ folder on the imac
Both machines should now have the same library
Disconnect H the ethernet cable
Set up Home Sharing and under Settings at the bottom of the Home Sharing page. Select to transfer new purchases.
Do the same on the other machine.
Then when you r machines are connected by wifi and each time you start itunes it will transfer your new purchases
Setting up home sharing

We have created two partitions in removable drive(USB). One of the partition is active and the other is hidden. We are trying to acess the hidden partition in Win PE 3.0 environment using WMI

We have created two partitions in removable drive(USB). One of the partition is active and the other is hidden. We are trying to access the hidden partition in Win PE 3.0 environment using WMI. VBScript code snippet used to detect the partitions is given
below:-
SetobjWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:"_&
"{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\"&
strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
SetcolDisks = objWMIService.ExecQuery
Select * from Win32_LogicalDisk")
It will return the partition which is active but fails to list the partition which is hidden. The same piece of code was supported on WinPE 2.0

I am giving the complete code, may be you are able to understand better. We are using Win32_LogicalDisk to retrieves the complete information of all the drives (like C:, D:) including removable drives.
Function
LocalDriveFound()
    strComputer =
SetobjWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:"_
"{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\"&
strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
SetcolDisks = objWMIService.ExecQuery
"Select * from Win32_LogicalDisk")
ForEachDiskDrive
IncolDisks
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        VolumeName = DiskDrive.VolumeName
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"|"& Drivetype &
"|"&VolumeName
SelectCaseDriveType
Case2 ,3
'Fixed or removable
If(VolumeName=USBVolumeName)
Then
If(DriveLetter<>
"Z")
Then
                    ChangeDriveLetterWithMountvol DriveLetter,
"Z"
EndIf
                bIsLocal=
True
EndIf
If(VolumeName=USBRootName)
Then
If(DriveLetter<>
"Y")
Then
                    ChangeDriveLetterWithMountvol DriveLetter,
"Y"
EndIf
                bIsLocal=
True
EndIf
CaseElse
EndSelect
Next
SetDrives =
Nothing
SetFileSystemObject =
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How do I remove an email account from iPhoto on an iMac? I set it up with the incorrect password and can no longer send photos, please help!

"Removing email account from iPhoto"
How do I remove an email account from iPhoto on an iMac? I set it up with the incorrect password and can no longer send photos, please help!

To follow Larry's advice, select your email account in the list of accounts and click the "-" button to remove the account:

I just update my iMac from Mountain Lion to Mavericks and the application are slow to open. The same happens to opening webpages . Please help

just update my iMac from Mountain Lion to Mavericks and the application are slow to open. The same happens to opening webpages . Please help

Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Reinstalling Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Continue button.
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HT4913 one of my two phones accepted imatch and the other says that i meed to subscribe. Why?

one of my two phones accepted imatch and the other says that i meed to subscribe. Why?

Try resetting the one dropping calls more often. Hold the on/off and home switches together for about 10 seconds till the Apple logo appears.
If that doesn't help, consider restoring it using iTunes.

I have a frisky mouse that came with my iMac. I barely touch it and the screen I'm on is swiped away. What am I doing wrong?

I have a frisky mouse that came with my iMac. I barely touch it and the screen I'm on is swiped away. What am I doing wrong?

Hi lindseyclarissa,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
Please read over and use the attached article as a reference on how to adjust the mouse tracking and scrolling speeds.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3080
3. Adjust the tracking speed or double-click speed to a level that's comfortable for you.
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Old IMAC with 10.5.6 OSX. Forgot Administrator password. Started up from OSX install disc 1 and selected password reset from utilies in Installer. But HD icon doesn't show up. (Only install disc and admin root available:no good). What can I do?

Old IMAC with 10.5.6 OSX. Forgot Administrator password (which I had already changed.) Followed instructions as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
Started up from the original OSX install disc 1 and selected "Password reset" from "utilies" in Installer. But HD icon doesn't show up. (Only install disc and admin root available:no good as the support website underscores: Important: Do not select "System Administrator (root)". This is actually the root user. You should not confuse it with a normal administrator account.).
What can I do?
Thanks for your suggestions. Antonio

Not familiar with that version of OS X but try using Terminal and type in resetpassword. If that brings up a password reset screen is your original username shown?

My iMac is only several weeks old and the light on caps lock stopped working any advice?

My iMac is only several weeks old and the light on caps lock stopped working any advice?

Hi
Does the Caps lock still work, just not the LED?
Or does the caps lock not work at all? You usually have to hold the caps button for 1-2 seconds.
If the key is indeed faulty, then you should contact Apple, or go to an Apple Retail Store, or Service Provider to have the keyboard replaced

I did change my password and now its telling that it is the wrong password, what can i do?

I did change my password, and now my macbook says that it is the wrong password, what can i do?

Try resetting the password.
OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 MountainLion & 10.9 Mavericks
Reset Password using Recovery HD
Boot into Recovery Partition.
Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.
When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.
Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.
Move the mouse to the menubar at the top and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"
from the drop down.
Terminal window will appear.
Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.
Leave the Terminal window open.
Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.
Select the user account from the popup menu box.
Enter a new password.
Reenter the new password for the user.
Enter a hint.
Click the "Save" button.
Click  in the menubar and select Restart.
Log in.
If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”.

Are to apple password and the itunes password the same?

Are the apple password and the itunes password the same?

I have a similar problem to StormRider08. In addition to my iMac (which I just set up with Mt. Lion) I got an iPad mini. Neither would let me use the same AppleID. My original ID shows up in the stores, but apparently cannot be used. And I cannot change it (at least I don't know how to).
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Are the apple password and the itunes password the same?

Are the apple password and the itunes password the same?

I have a similar problem to StormRider08. In addition to my iMac (which I just set up with Mt. Lion) I got an iPad mini. Neither would let me use the same AppleID. My original ID shows up in the stores, but apparently cannot be used. And I cannot change it (at least I don't know how to).
Can anyone help me?

I've tried to set up a new user on a mac book pro and i restarted it to create the new account but now all i can get is a white screen with the apple logo and the loading symbol what can i do ?

i've tried to set up a new user on a mac book pro and i restarted it to create the new account but now all i can get is a white screen with the apple logo and the loading symbol what can i do ?

Look at this support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2570
Ciao.

The email address connected to an old itunes account is no longer active. Can't access music i bought many years ago with out it and the old password.

the email address connected to an old itunes account is no longer active. Can't access music i bought many years ago with out it and the old password.

neilfromvancouver wrote:
the email address connected to an old itunes account
Old iTunes account?
You created a new iTunes account instead of updating the old account with new info?'
Contact iTunes support.

I made a backup for my old iphone 4 on my computer and now i want to restore my data to my new iphone 5 but i forgot the backup password. what should i do?

i made a backup for my old iphone 4 on my computer and now i want to restore my data to my new iphone 5 but i forgot the backup password. what should i do?

you can't recover iOS crypted backup password, for security purposes. your backup is useless. sorry.
if you still have your old iPhone, make a new back-up

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