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12" recovery disks on a 15"
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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My cousin misplaced his recovery cd's for his 15" 1.25, and I was wondering if I could just lend him my recovery cd's so he could clean install panther on to his comp (seeing how he also forgot his password). Will this be ok?
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NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
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first of all... you did know about the reset password utility that is on the OS X install CD, right?
Second, the OS X install CDs are the only ones that will definitely work. The recovery CDs tend to be machine specific.
Also, about the password thing... if his machine is set to auto-login as an administrator, you can create another administrator WITHOUT knowing the password. Bizarre, I know, but it works.
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ACSA 10.4/10.3, ACTC 10.3, ACHDS 10.3
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally posted by Detrius:
first of all... you did know about the reset password utility that is on the OS X install CD, right?
Second, the OS X install CDs are the only ones that will definitely work. The recovery CDs tend to be machine specific.
Also, about the password thing... if his machine is set to auto-login as an administrator, you can create another administrator WITHOUT knowing the password. Bizarre, I know, but it works.
Detrius, "you" are just one of the main reasons that I like using MacNN for help. I, myself never knew about the password reset utility on the OSX install CD. Great info! 
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iMac 24" 2.8 Ghz Core 2 Extreme
500GB HDD
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Actually, I have used the g4 15'' recovery DVD on my old pismo. I lost my jaguar CDs and needed to put it on my pismo, and sure enough it booted of the restore DVD and installed. It should work in that case.
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