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Can time machine take me back to before i upgraded!!!!!

Sorry to inform you but, NO. Time Machine couldn't possibly begin until you turn it on after you install OS X 10.5.

If you can't get into your account, about the only avenue open to you is to boot into single user mode and use the fix Apple posted on their support page yesterday (10/26).

You might try this login fix:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306840

robertgarven wrote:

I got in using the safe mode but I still cant startup I get a apple screen and a spinning wheel and then a euro sign with spinning wheel.  that keeps on going


I was just joking about the timemachine, but this is lame this is what I would expect upgrading to Vista would be like if I was a PC guy

Thanks,

Im bummed out and not sure what to do. Im going to try to restart.....

Have you looked at: http://www.macfixit.com/

They have an extensive article on boot problems.

This has been the worst experience of my life. 15 hours just to get here. First I could not boot then I could not login then my internet would not work, now:cry: my norton firewall is not working. My only advice is never buy a software package new I waited 3 years before migrating from 9 to 10 and I was amazed how easy it all was this was a nightmare I will never forget, and I am one of the biggest mac fans having converted at least 10 PC owners and on my 3rd mac. I feel like an idiot and wonder how long it will be before all my other software becomes 10.5 compliant........

Now I know how a PC guy feels when he uploads vista......

Rob
very bummed

Oh I had to boot from the DVD to change my login priviledges and now I have a guest (root) profile I cannot delete....... any suggestions?javascript:insert_text('',%20'');

It isn't the root user if that is what you mean. Also, it isn't really a profile so much as gives "guests" the ability to connect to the machine in one way or another. Disabling it isn't a bad idea.

You can't get rid of it to my knowledge. I have it to and it won't budge.
Also how do you like Leopard?

Norton products tend to break, break your mac, or both.

I quit using Norton when all their stuff broke in Tiger (or was it Panther, I can't recall). OS X's firewall seems pretty secure to me. I've had zero intrusions. Knock on wood!

I know this is on topic, but, did you get everything working, save for the "phantom" guest account?


P.S. - Does anyone know why I have plain vanilla folder icons for Applications and Documents on my dock instead of the icons with symbols on them like other accounts on the same computer have? Also, Downloads shows up looking like the icon for a disk image. Weird.

Last edited by caoimhin (2007-10-28 5:18 pm)

caoimhin wrote:

P.S. - Does anyone know why I have plain vanilla folder icons for Applications and Documents on my dock instead of the icons with symbols on them like other accounts on the same computer have? Also, Downloads shows up looking like the icon for a disk image. Weird.

Never mind. I figured it out. The icons take on the attribute of whatever is in that folder first or last in the case of downloads.

Different.