no instructions & not real good at this !!!

shellie · 03-15-2008, 04:39 PM

I just bought this used ibook, when i go into applications there is a little house with the original owners name, how do get it off and replace it with mine? Everything else seems to have been erased, but that. Do i need to re-register it and if so HOW? Thank you so much for your help & time

sinclair_tm · 03-15-2008, 09:11 PM

Sounds like you need to reinstall the OS on it. The folder with the house icon is the current user's home folder, which is in the users folder on the hard drive. Applications are in the folder called Applications. So make sure you are looking in the correct folder. If this is truly the Application folder, you need to wipe the hard drive and reinstall everything to get it back to as it should be.

FredT · 03-15-2008, 10:22 PM

Do you have the install discs for the computer?

kamenfrell · 03-17-2008, 08:53 AM

What version of OS X are you running? (click on the apple in the upper left corner and choose "about this mac") I will assume you are on at least 10.4.x for my suggestions.

Click on your desktop so that the word "Finder" is in the upper left corner next to your apple. Then press apple-shift-A and that will take you to your applications folder. This is a short cut to using the GO drop down menu.

The house is typically the icon for your home folder, similar to "My Documents" on Windows. IF the house icon is on your desktop, in the upper right corner, and says "Macintosh HD" under it, then you have a user issue that can be resolved another way.

Other quick tips for newbies:
- Under the apple menu, System Preferences is like control panel in Windows. In there you can use the User Accounts menu to add/remove accounts. Never delete the account you are using to log in with. Make a new account, log out, log in to that account, make sure you are happy with it, and then remove the old one.
- To get a "right click", hold down the ctrl key then use your 1 button mouse or laptop track pad.

bowman252 · 03-17-2008, 09:43 AM

you should be able to go into properties or preferences and change that.

03-15-2008, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
shellie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: macxos	no instructions & not real good at this !!! I just bought this used ibook, when i go into applications there is a little house with the original owners name, how do get it off and replace it with mine? Everything else seems to have been erased, but that. Do i need to re-register it and if so HOW? Thank you so much for your help & time

03-15-2008, 10:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
FredT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 388 OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 and XP SP2	Re: no instructions & not real good at this !!! Do you have the install discs for the computer?

03-17-2008, 08:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
kamenfrell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 OS: OS X/XP/Vista/Server2003	Re: no instructions & not real good at this !!! What version of OS X are you running? (click on the apple in the upper left corner and choose "about this mac") I will assume you are on at least 10.4.x for my suggestions. Click on your desktop so that the word "Finder" is in the upper left corner next to your apple. Then press apple-shift-A and that will take you to your applications folder. This is a short cut to using the GO drop down menu. The house is typically the icon for your home folder, similar to "My Documents" on Windows. IF the house icon is on your desktop, in the upper right corner, and says "Macintosh HD" under it, then you have a user issue that can be resolved another way. Other quick tips for newbies: - Under the apple menu, System Preferences is like control panel in Windows. In there you can use the User Accounts menu to add/remove accounts. Never delete the account you are using to log in with. Make a new account, log out, log in to that account, make sure you are happy with it, and then remove the old one. - To get a "right click", hold down the ctrl key then use your 1 button mouse or laptop track pad.

03-17-2008, 09:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
bowman252 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cana va Posts: 15 OS: xp	Re: no instructions & not real good at this !!! you should be able to go into properties or preferences and change that.