hey ppl,
i've got 2 questions really. first, would a clean install of osx from the dvd come with a trial of iwork and office for mac?
second, with a clean install, is it possible to set it up in such a way that, it is like "new from factory - including all the welcome and registration + id photo taking screens" when switched on?
the reason i'm asking is cuz i'm passing on my cd macbook to my sister.
On a MacBook CD, yes they are there, when you get past the screen asking which hard drive to use, there is a button in the lower left that says Customize. That will let you choose. It's under an option.
I have a better way of doing the "resealing". I do the fresh install, and then i go thru the wizard and make a user called setup. I do all the updates for the person, and then do the following:
1. Shutdown your Macbook
2. Power on and hold down the Apple Key and the letter S. This will boot you into Single User (UNIX) mode.
3. At the prompt type (hit enter after each line):
mount -uw /
rm -Rf /Users/setup
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
shutdown -h now
in line two, if you didnt call the user setup, put in what ever you did call it. What this does is it removes the user and removes them from the system. Next it deletes the file that triggers the Registration sequence. Then it shuts down your Mac.
Next reboot your Mac and make sure the Registration Screen comes up. Hit Apple-Q and you will be prompted to shut down the machine, leaving it "resealed" for your sister.
If you don't want to do all the updates for her... just do the Apple-Q thing during the Registration sequence. I however like doing updates for folks so they can just start playing.
macboyX
