I own a mac powerbook 1400. I just got divorced and in the moveing out stage my vindictive Ex changed my password (was used by both) and she refuses to give me the new password and the local dealer can't or won't work on it because she won't give up the paper work either.... any suggestions that would help please e-mail me. Thanks

The password is in HD. start yuor comp with a external cd. change the system folder name ej.(old syst.) in you hd. reinstal system software . and ready

If the password is not set as part of the MAC OS, this will not work. If it is a third party security program, you'll probably have to wipe the hard drive and start over. The easiest way to do this is to boot from the OS drive, select the initialize option from Drive Setup, and proceed with the installation of the OS after this. This sort of situation is EXACTLY why we run backups to external sources such as tape drives., While this may not be the best news that you were expecting, we all live and learn, right? Try the solution from Jesse before taking this drastic step, and feel free to email me for more info.