How to get into an ibook G3 without admin password.....?

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How to get into an ibook G3 without admin password.....?

I bought a used laptop off of Ebay and I cannont access ANYTHING but Sound Studio and Word. I don't know how to somehow get rid of the Administrator account. It wont even let me open my system restore icon. If anyone can help me out i would like that alot. It is a ibook G3, all white, 800mhz and has 256 MB in it, please please help me.

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You need to use an OS X insta

You need to use an OS X install CD to change the admin password. Boot off of the CD, then open the password reset utility.

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If that doesn't work.. you can use the mysterious single user mode of oxs. Be prepared to read up on unix commands.

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