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Feel like an idiot, but the problem was the Administrator NAME not password. I'm good to go now and wanted to thank everyone for their help! Brenda

Well guys, found the gray disc "iMac G5 Mac OSX Install Disc 1" with version 10.4.2. Restarted successfully from the disc. Used the change password utility for the Administrator Chain and my account too just in case. Tried to use it to authenticate and it failed. What the heck am I doing...

I did it, but I'm afraid the exact same thing happened. :(

Sorry for leaving that out. I was so happy to locate the forum, I blew right past the sticky! Machine Name: iMac G5 Machine Model: PowerMac12,1 CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1) CPU Speed: 2.1 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 512 MB Running OSX 10.4.11 The disk I attempted to reboot...

I've lost my Admin. Password. Trying to reset and reboot from the Install disk. I hold down the C key while restarting and I get the apple screen but then the icon turns to a icon, don't know the name of it, like the "no smoking" sign sans the cigarette. Does this mean that the disk is...