I'm a new user, just purchased a Wallstreet laptop with OS9 and OSX installed. Started on OS 9, which worked fine. Out of curiosity I switched to OSX. Couldn't get online. Tried to switch back and found that the system preferences panel was blank, except for a "see all" ikon, which I clicked and got nothing. Next, I tried to restart using the OS 9 CD, but got only the blue page routine with the little spinning globe in the corner, a slow return to OSX instead of the OS9 CD. So I'm stuck in OS X and can't use it, can't get back to OS 9. Is this a password related issue? Am I denied access to the system preferences because I'm not the registered "administrator"?
nothing in system preferences panel
- Thread starter rtaylor
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jollewhoever
Registered
Just change StartDisk in System Preferences...
But you maybe got a bigger problem than that...
But you maybe got a bigger problem than that...
cybergoober
Neomaxizoomdweebie
OK.
kilowatt
mach-o mach-o man
You can probably create a new admin user and go from there - sounds like someone made some rather custom preferences for you
Get into the NetInfo Manager, located in /Applications/Utilities/
Press the small padlock in the lower left side. Now authenticate as your current user - assuming you have admin-level access.
Navigate to /users
Duplicate your current user - So for me, I would hilight kilowatt and press the icon that looks like two folders staked on top of eachother - the mouse-over help says 'duplicate'
Next, edit the following values (you'll need to know how to use this application first)
Change UID to something slightly larger, like if its 501, make it 506 (it has to be unique)
Keep the GID. Its probably 20, which is fine.
Change the home to /Users/newuser
Change the name to newuser
remove everything password-related
Quit the netinfo manager
get into the terminal, type this:
sudo mkdir /Users/newuser
(type your password when asked)
then,
sudo chown newuser /Users/newuser
now log out, and log in as your new user.
If all this sounds too complex, just reinsatll - its probably a good idea anyway.
Another option is this, its much easier, but might not work:
1) launch the terminal
2) type this:
rm -rf ~/Library
log out, log back in. System Preferences should work fine.
Get into the NetInfo Manager, located in /Applications/Utilities/
Press the small padlock in the lower left side. Now authenticate as your current user - assuming you have admin-level access.
Navigate to /users
Duplicate your current user - So for me, I would hilight kilowatt and press the icon that looks like two folders staked on top of eachother - the mouse-over help says 'duplicate'
Next, edit the following values (you'll need to know how to use this application first)
Change UID to something slightly larger, like if its 501, make it 506 (it has to be unique)
Keep the GID. Its probably 20, which is fine.
Change the home to /Users/newuser
Change the name to newuser
remove everything password-related
Quit the netinfo manager
get into the terminal, type this:
sudo mkdir /Users/newuser
(type your password when asked)
then,
sudo chown newuser /Users/newuser
now log out, and log in as your new user.
If all this sounds too complex, just reinsatll - its probably a good idea anyway.
Another option is this, its much easier, but might not work:
1) launch the terminal
2) type this:
rm -rf ~/Library
log out, log back in. System Preferences should work fine.
Hey! I made it back to OS 9! I was able to boot up from the OS 9 CD, using the alternate method, holding down command, option, shift, and delete keys while starting up. I don't know why it worked this time and not before, but it did, and so I did a clean installation, set the startup disk for OS 9, and, voila! I'm back in business. OS X was obviously corrupt, and I think the installation disk I had was only an update disk, so that when I reinstalled OSX only the new features were added and the basic system was left as before--just a theory. Whatever, I'm sticking with OS 9.2! Thanks, everybody, for the concern and great suggestions.