Resetting a new Mac to play the Welcome video at first launch
I just bought a refurbished MacBook Air to give as a present and I wanted to go ahead and get it charged and updated to iLife 11. Now (if it's possible) I would like to reset the MacBook so that when it is unwrapped the recipient (who has never owned a Mac) can have the "Welcome" experience that you get with a new Mac. Is that something I can do or not?
Not sure if this works with new versions of mac OSX, but take a look here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/04/get-the-out-of-the-box-experience-with-an-older-m ac/
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I need to synch my iphone, ipod touch and classic to a Mac that I have and 2 I am about to buy. I have legally paid for all my music. If I use migration on my new Macs and clone the original, can I use my iAppliances on all 3 Macs?
Yes.
You can authorize up to 5 computers to play itunes music ( pre-itunes plus). There is no limit on itunes plus ( all itunes music for the past several years) and imported music.
You can sync as many ipods/ipads/iphones as you like to each of your computers. -
I've forgotten my administrator password and can't download software. can anyone advise how to reset a new password without having the original?
Forgot Your Account Password
For Snow Leopard and earlier
Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password
For Lion/Mountain Lion
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.
When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
Or see Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password and
OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
If you are unable to boot from an installer DVD:
(these will only work on Leopard or earlier)
1. Boot to Safe Mode by restarting and after the chime press and hold down
the COMMAND-S keys until a black screen with white type appears.
2. At the prompt, type the following commands pressing return after each
command line:
/sbin/fsck -yf
If you do not receive a "Filesystem OK" message then repeat this command
until you do. If after seven tries you still do not receive a "Filesystem OK"
message, then the system is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled.
mount -uw /
cd /private/var/db/netinfo
mv local.nidb local.old
rm ../.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -r now
The second-to-last command above will cause OS X to think that the operating system is newly installed, and when the new owner starts up the computer it will send him/her to the startup wizard where he/she can start a new user without reinstalling.
This last method does not actually change a password. It simply removes the user accounts and lets you create an initial admin account as if the computer were new out of the box.
Reset Admin Password Using The Terminal
You can reset the password by printing out (or writing down) and carefully following these steps.
First, find the short name of the admin user on the machine. The easiest way of doing this is by looking at what the directory is called in the Users folder.
Now, start in Single-user Mode. It should boot into a command line.
Enter these exact lines. Press RETURN after each.
mount -uw /
ifconfig lo0 up
cd /var/db/netinfo
netinfod -s local
Now you'll need that short name. Enter "passwd", a space, and the short name of the admin. For example, if the admin was rather prosaically called "imadmin", you would enter "passwd imadmin".
The computer will now prompt you to change the password for "lmadmin" (or whatever the short name was). Go ahead and enter a new password.
Now, enter:
sync
reboot
and the machine will reboot. The admin password should now be changed. -
Can mac mini play the game counter strike Global offensive?
Can mac mini play the game counter strike Global offensive?
A newer Mini should since the requirments are:
Mac System Requirements
OS: MacOS X 10.6.6 or higher
Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: At least 7.6GB of Space
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2400 or better / NVidia 8600M or better
http://store.steampowered.com/app/730/ -
How do i connect my new mac mini to the thunderbolt display
how do i connect my new mac mini to the thunderbolt displa, It arrives tomorrow?
It has a built-in Thunderbolt cable, see here: http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html
So assuming your mini has a thunderbolt port (you said it's new so I assume it does), you'd just plug the display's thunderbolt cable into the mini's Thunderbolt port. -
I just purchase a brand new mac computer and I need to purchase new adobe CS software for work. Do you know if Adobe CS5 Design Premium-Mac is compatible with new mac computers with the updated Yosemite software? *No previous adobe CS software versions are on this computer
There are known technical issues with any older version on Yosemite, even CS6. Some can be worked out, others may not be relevant to you, some will remain unsolved.
Mylenium -
I have reorganised my music in the itunes folder in windows explorer. Now I can't sync all my music to a new iPad, or play the music from itunes (as it is looking in the old location). How do I repoint itunes to all my music?
Have you read for possible solutions over in the "More Like This" thread over here?----------------------->
Check out the following KB Articles: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329 How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer -
yesterday i plugged my new Iphone in to my laptop and connected it up with Itunes. Itunes then deleted all my pictures off my new phone and reset my new phone with all the settings of my old phone! how do i get my pictures back????? Before you say Icloud they are not on there
Sorry you can't. Looks like your phone restore to an older backup.
future reference import your pics to your PC, that way you can always sync it back using itunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 -
I'm entitled to an upgrade as I have CS3 I want to buy a new mac and install the upgrade on the new computer. How do I do this?
Hi Ned,
Thank you for your help. I want to join creative cloud and when it check my system I told i can join for the discount price.
One Year, Paid Monthly plan — €36.89 per month, inclusive of VAT
My mac is Version 10.6.8 so I need to purchase two new mac creative cloud to run properly. I want to install the aps on both macs one for work and one for home use.
Will this work or cause me any problem?
Chris -
Does the new mac pro support the Apple cinema display
Does the new mac pro support the Apple cinema display
There is no 2007 23" Cinema Display
There is a 2002 23" display that has the Apple ADC connector
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/AppleDisplayConnector.jpg
There is also the 2004 23" display with a DVI connector.
For the latter you just need a mini display port to DVI connector that plugs into the Thunderbolt port
For the former you need that connector plu an DVI to ADC connector
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-DVI-ADC-Display-Adapter/dp/B00011KHT2/ref=sr_sp-atf_ title_1_1/179-1314294-8358010?ie=UTF8&qid=1402766343&sr=8-1&keywords=dvi+to+adc+ display+adapter
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bott-DVIator-US-110V/dp/B000NSGIQO/ref=sr_sp-btf_title_ 1_6/179-1314294-8358010?ie=UTF8&qid=1402766343&sr=8-6&keywords=dvi+to+adc+displa y+adapter
http://www.amazon.com/Dvi-Adc-Conversion-Box-instock/dp/B0002CZJ7A/ref=sr_sp-atf _title_1_4/179-1314294-8358010?ie=UTF8&qid=1402766343&sr=8-4&keywords=dvi+to+adc +display+adapter -
Hi I bought Final Cut Pro X to my old macbook but the week later I bought a new bacbook pro and wonder how to download the final cut program to my new mac.I find the item in iTunes, but not in apple store.I find Final c in fins, but iTunes can't download
Use the Mac App Store application and go to the purchased tab, which you'll find at the top of the Mac App Store window.
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How do I sync my iphone to a new mac without loosing the original data
How do I sync my iphone to a new mac without loosing the app data?
You must first sync the iPhone with the old Mac as you normally do, then move the entire iTunes Library from the old Mac to the new one.
An iPhone can only be synced with one computer at a time. When you first sync the iPhone with the new Mac, you will "erase and sync". This will erase the entire phone first, then sync it with the content you moved from the old Mac.
This explains the procedure: iTunes: How to move your music from one computer to another -
I have a new Mac Air, updated the software, downloaded Pages & Numbers but cannot open .wps documents from friends. .wps is the format used by Microsoft Works word processor. Can anyone open .wps on Lion?
Only MsWorks opens .wps on the PC, what chance has Mac OSX got?
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=12
To convert them to something readable.
Peter -
I'm using migration assistant to transfer files from my wife old net book to new mac air and the pc dropped out during transfer. I started up migration assistant on the Pc again and now says waiting for mac to connect! New MacBook Air is stuck at transferring information. How do I get the process to reconnect and continue?
Whew, good luck!
What version of OSX is on the older one? -
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