Past Welcome

I have just bought a MacPro, turned it on, and can't get past the 'Welcome' screen! I've pressed Esc to get that highly irritating voice, turned it off and on again, but no way can I get past the Welcome. Any thoughts?
What a mistake buying an Apple!!

why did I buy one? wrote:
What a mistake buying an Apple!!
I know of the issue to which you refer but first I would like to point out something to you. This forum is visited by people who have problems they would like to solve as well as by people who like the Mac and like to help people with problems. It is not in very good taste to come here asking for help from those who like Macs but at the same time bad-mouth the Mac. You might consider that. It's kind of like "biting the hand that feeds you". Bad idea.

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