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bgladden
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on: March 05, 2007, 06:38
Hello everyone, I've recently come across an old Powerbook 165 and when I boot it up, I get the chimes, the happy mac, and then I'm prompted for a password screen. Only problem is, I don't have the password, and I have no way of contacting the original owner. Am I just out of luck on this one, or is there some way to boot the machine without the password? Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #1 on: March 05, 2007, 19:00
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Quote from: "bgladden" Hello everyone, I've recently come across an old Powerbook 165 and when I boot it up, I get the chimes, the happy mac, and then I'm prompted for a password screen. Only problem is, I don't have the password, and I have no way of contacting the original owner. Am I just out of luck on this one, or is there some way to boot the machine without the password? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Although it is somewhat of a kludge at best. You can start the machine from and external drive, or the built in floppy and do a reinstall of the system. If you choose the "Clean Install" option, a new system folder will be created but the old system folder will remain. You will be able to start the 165 with the new OS and from their either salvage the material you need or move it to the new system. bill
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