1) Create a user for yourself - make sure it has administrator privileges System Preferences -> Accounts -> New User ... 2) Delete the previous user System Preferences -> Accounts -> Delete User ... 3) Change the name of the system System Preferences -> Sharing HTH -brooks On Nov 26, 2003, at 6:56 PM, Thom Holland wrote: > Hi all, > > I just bought a used Mac and I want to delete the previous user, and > change the name of the machine. Is there a way to do that without > doing a complete clean install? > > System: > > Dual MDd 1 Ghz > 10.2.8 > > Thom Holland