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    i want to format an imac i bought

    i was able to change the computer name under system preferences and then clicked on sharing, it removed the original owners name from the startup thingy
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    not necessarily a switcher but a multi user

    I have played with macs on and off for a few years but until i got this used imac (for practically nothing :) ) i used them to surf the net, the basics. the imac i have has an 833mhz processor and 512 megs of ram running osx 4.11 i think..... i am surprised how fast it is as being more...
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    i want to format an imac i bought

    my questions have been answered and from here it looks easy, thanks for all the help and at some point i may be able to offer some assistance of my own
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    i want to format an imac i bought

    okay i have made tons of progress, on the net, found the filevault, no password :) my last task is i want to get rid of the original owners name from the startup screen.....can this be done?? problem with keyboard resolved...i mistakenly thought the bluetooth was internal (called the guy...
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    i want to format an imac i bought

    i got it from a friend of my moms that bought the newest imac, i have known him better than 20 years..he is just not organized and i might get them from him, he is looking but i wont wait a few months.....he tried to get his banking info off of it with help from phone support (all his personal...
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    i want to format an imac i bought

    lets assume i wont be getting the disks from him, can i use the disks from another imac (like i said my mom has them) the differences are the one i have has a dvd burner and hers doesnt, the airport card and her harddrive is 20 gigs smaller what i want to avoid is doing a format and ending up...
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    i want to format an imac i bought

    i bought the imac used, the owner didnt have the original disks, he created an account for me (admin account) i cant figure out how to remove his account (his name from the startup screen etc) so i figured maybe to erase the disk an reinstall an os might be easier (i have an older osx disk or i...
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    i want to format an imac i bought

    its a g4 running osx 4.1 i think, how do i save drivers for hardware etc? not familiar with macs but good with windows (as if that matters here)
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