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iMac not letting me log in

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Wayne s

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Oct 12, 2007
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I did a erase and install of OSX today and then restored from a time machine back up, now I can not get past the log in screen. My password is not recognised for some reason.

How can I fix this. This is the worst thing that has happened since I switched and I feel that I have lost all my data.

Please be gentle.
 
Wayne s said:
I did a erase and install of OSX today and then restored from a time machine back up, now I can not get past the log in screen. My password is not recognised for some reason.

How can I fix this. This is the worst thing that has happened since I switched and I feel that I have lost all my data.

Please be gentle.
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Boot up from the install dvd. Go to utilities at the top menu. Go to change or reset password. Might work.
 
Wayne s said:
How can I fix this. This is the worst thing that has happened since I switched and I feel that I have lost all my data.
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You haven't. Worst-case scenario it can be manually recovered from the Time Machine drive.

For future reference, archive & install does exactly the same thing as a Time Machine when "preserve users and network settings" is selected, but with less muss.

Wayne s said:
Please be gentle.
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You were expecting something else?

raziel777 said:
Boot up from the install dvd. Go to utilities at the top menu. Go to change or reset password. Might work.
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Isn't that the firmware password reset utility?
 
raziel777 said:
Boot up from the install dvd. Go to utilities at the top menu. Go to change or reset password. Might work.
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Yeah, that's probably the best idea at this point.

BlueRevolution said:
You haven't. Worst-case scenario it can be manually recovered from the Time Machine drive.


You were expecting something else?
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Yes. Worst case would just be a reinstall.

I think he was expecting that we would rip the hard drive out of his computer, and ship it back to Apple in an uninsured no-signature evelop and then never get it back. :eek:
 
I have tried booting from the install DVD and it keeps taking me to the log in screen and asking for my password, which is not being reconized.
 
BlueRevolution said:
Hold down the C key from when the startup chime goes until the Apple logo appears.
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That worked and I am now back in, so simple but so far away. Thank my lucky stars I kept my old Windows laptop.

Thank you to you all.
 
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