Installing Over Another Users MAC OSX

[BigDog9721]

I purchased a used MacBook and want to completely wipe out all previous users data... unfortunately, I don't know his password. How can i install my Mac OSX Leopard on my new to me MacBook?

 

[Fearless Leader]

you put in the cd, press and hold the c key and install

whats the problem

 

[pianoman]

it's curious that he would sell you his computer without removing both the password and his personal data.

nonetheless, Fearless Leader's three-step plan should work.

 

[BigDog9721]

No illegal things going on here...

I just can't reach him right now... maybe tomorrow. My impatience wants to do this tonight. By the way the 3 step process threw me into asking for password again... it didn't work.

 

[BigDog9721]

Never mind....

I just didn't hold down the C key long enough!
Thanks so much!
As my signature says... 1st time user!

 

[Fearless Leader]

I just didn't hold down the C key long enough!
Thanks so much!
As my signature says... 1st time user!

no problem, we all start somewhere. Have fun youngster.

 

[eRondeau]

Two weeks ago a drinking buddy gave me a sweet iBook G3 900MHz he just bought for his son. Whoever owned it before did a real hack job of Panther, most apps were deleted, in fact about all he had on there was Internet Explorer . Anyway I started off doing a clean install of Panther from the discs he provided, but they were upgrade-only discs, so I had to re-wipe, re-install Jaguar and then upgrade it to Panther (10.3.0!) and then run a sh*tload of software updates to get it to 10.3.9. Took about two hours.

Truth be told, I spent a while playing with Jaguar mid-way through -- made for some enjoyable "retro" moments! But now it's a perfect clean install of 10.3.9 and I know the family will be very happy with it.