roycemunday Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Help!! I've got a 5 year old 20" imac with osx on it. I forgot the administrator name/password and I don't have the first os disc - i've upgraded the os to osx. I can't install the os therefore. How can I 'flatten' my machine and start again? Can I use the os x upgrade disks as my main install disks? I've been fiddling for weeks with no joy at all. Thanks, in advance. Royce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Tracks Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 There shouldn't be an issue with it. Reboot to your CD and then change your password. There *should* be a list of names there to choose from iirc, but I haven't done this in a long time. If not, you can always erase and install it SO LONG AS something weird isn't happening, like you're installing a PPC Mac OS on an Intel Mac or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts