Hi James, You wrote, > "I think you can fix this if you use your installation DVD" I presume for security, it must be the "actual disk" you used with the setting up of the machine, and not just any "installation disk". Cheers, U2me&me2u, Stan.
On 05 Dec 2009, at 3:46 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi David, > > You wrote: >> Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got >> myself in a situation where my authentication name or password >> seems to be invalid whenever I try to install new software. >> Apparently I didn't type what I thought when first registering the >> machine. >> In any case how can I fix this situation? > > I think you can fix this if you use your installation DVD. After > booting from the DVD and passing the Language selection screen, you > can find a Password Reset or Recovery function in the Utilities menu. > > HTH > > James > On 5 Dec 2009, at 12:06, David McLean wrote: > > >> Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got >> myself in a situation where my authentication name or password >> seems to be invalid whenever I try to install new software. >> Apparently I didn't type what I thought when first registering the >> machine. >> In any case how can I fix this situation? >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries >> +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ >> group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.