Possible to reset Admin password with a different SL CD?

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  1. cathyy, Jul 24, 2010

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    Okay umm my friend bought a 13" MBP (April 2010) from someone at a cheaper price, but that person didn't provide the original installation disks. I have a Snow Leopard Disc which I bought for $50 as an upgrade from Leopard. Any chance that can be used to reset the password?
     
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  2. Hellhammer, Jul 24, 2010

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    Yes, you can use it as it's the retail version and works in all Macs
     
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  3. cathyy, Jul 24, 2010

    cathyy thread starter macrumors 6502a

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    My SL disk is version is 10.6.0 though while the MBP's factory version is 10.6.4. Will it still work?
     
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  4. Hellhammer, Jul 24, 2010

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    Yes, it should
     
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  5. phatqao, Jul 24, 2010

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    you can also use login as root and use
    Code:
    passwd <yourname>
    at the command line if it comes to that
     
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