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How can I change what the "About this Mac" box says?
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Go into system > library > core services > loginwindow > show pakage contents (right click) > contents > Resources > English.lproj > AboutThisMac.strings
From in here, you can change most things. Change the bottom one like ""ABOUT_BOX_SINGLE_PROCESSOR_L3CACHE_FORMAT"" to whatever text you want
From in here, you can change most things. Change the bottom one like ""ABOUT_BOX_SINGLE_PROCESSOR_L3CACHE_FORMAT"" to whatever text you want
How
Where is this library? and system? Im on a new MBP and i want to change the box from saying 2.56 GHz to 2.8.
HELP
Where is this library? and system? Im on a new MBP and i want to change the box from saying 2.56 GHz to 2.8.
HELP
Crap ... man do I feel gullible. I didn't even think about someone use this for evil. Gonna edit out my reply...
But that is assuming someone checking out a machine knows about the system profiler too-- if someone was just showing a system to a potential buyer that was new to Macs, they might just pop up the "About This Mac" window to show them the "spec". Just another way to look at it!
Just because someone can use some information in a malicious manner doesn't mean that access to that information should be limited.
Hey, buddy... wanna buy a Mac Pro?
Wow, 96gb of Ram.
that computer must be able to things before you even think of it...
Wow, 96gb of Ram.
Like type verbs?
Assuming it generates its information in realtime and not from some system variables stored in a file or database, yes. If not then it too would be suceptible to the same trick.
xcode. You need mac/iphone dev kit. Free from install dvd of leopard and from apple.com dev section.
Wow, 96gb of Ram.
Like type verbs?
wow....i just laughed very hard
After all, if you want to build a bomb, you can find the instructions on the internet. But, if you have knowledge that could be used for nefarious purposes, and therefore don't want to share it, that's up to you, and no one else.
I don't want to use it for stuff like that. It's just cool, to have it saying xeon rather than intel core 2 duo for example.. either way, the real specs can be seen on the first page of system profiler.. therefore, it could not be sold as a better machine.. i would just like to modify the first about this mac window, that pops up.