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How best to create a new primary user account? - Kraniac - 07-02-2006
Im selling my g5 1.6 to a friend and I want to give him the box with his name as the primary user. How do I do this?
I want to give him the comp with everything still installed...dont want to re-install etc.
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Carm - 07-02-2006
Zero out data on the HD and reinstall the OS. This will let your friend input any info they want when they setup the computer with their info. Very easy to do
Carm
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Kraniac - 07-02-2006
Thanks Carm...I edited my post to indicate that I wanted to leave everything on the comp and not have to go through another re-install. Is it possible to do this via booting from the software install disc?
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Carm - 07-02-2006
What do you want to save on the computer? Makes no sense. pRON maybe (j/k) ;-)
Backup whatever you think is "valuable" and reinstall.
Carm
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Kraniac - 07-02-2006
Well, I went through an clean install already, loaded a bunch of programs that I have, photoshop and a bunch of others...forgot to create the primary account in his name. Dont want to do it again. I thought one could do it by booting from the install disk. No?
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Big Daddy Cool - 07-02-2006
Kraniac–
get ready to duck
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Carnos Jax - 07-02-2006
Not much help here, 'cause I don't know how to do it. But surely someone here must know (assuming that it can be done). Kinda unfortunate, but, like Big Daddy says...get ready to duck!
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Kraniac - 07-02-2006
why, is someone going to lecture me about including software in this sale? I would prefer a lecture about enjoying fois gras with a glass of old style but if you have to then rip away.
I'd just like to pass the machine on the way it is now. I thought there was a way
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Carm - 07-02-2006
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106824
http://homepage.mac.com/frakes/MOSXPT/content/shortusername.html
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16620
DUCK
Carm
Re: How best to create a new primary user account? - Mike Johnson - 07-02-2006
Thank you, Carm. I didn't know it was now possible to do it without reinstalling the OS.
Like Kraniac, I find reinstalling tedious. I recently had to go through it on two computers and it took many hours and I still have more work to do.