[G4] Panther install question

[Wayne Clodfelter]

On Nov 5, 2006, at 9:26 PM, Ray Clayton wrote:

> I've finally decided to upgrade to OSX—Panther disks on the way.  
> But I'm
> wondering if I should anticipate a problem with creating my account.
>
> I bought the G4 used on eBay and although I've only used 9.2.2, it  
> already
> had 10.1 installed also. I remember the original owner's name, but, of
> course, I don't know his password. What problems should I anticipate?
> Workaround?
>
> Or will the setup Assistant allow me to create my Administrator  
> Account?
>
> Ray
>
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You don't say what your drive set up is. Both systems on same drive  
or separate. Of if you have additional drives/partitions.
I'd install Panther on a fresh clean partition or drive and run  
Panther from there.
If you must install Panther over 10.1, I believe you can still choose  
to install as a new install rather than an update. Only an update  
will involve the former user name and password.

Regards,

Wayne Clodfelter
wayne at troutnc.com