Hello, I am completely new to Apple computers and I just bought a used macbook pro, its in very good condition however the previous users didn't uninstall some programs. I don't have recovery cds but from my understanding I can wipe the hard drive if I install lion without cds right? I know its trivial but thanks for the help!
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Lion recovery?? help please
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u can from the mac app store but if u didnt buy lion, then u have to contact the seller...should have bought new man LOL
if your trying to install lion from a usb key yes you can wipe it, during install just use disk utility and format the drive
but if you don't have the CD's you won't get the mac programs that came with the machine if it had any like garage band, iPhoto etc
but if you don't have the CD's you won't get the mac programs that came with the machine if it had any like garage band, iPhoto etc
yes if you download it from apple just use this then your all set 
http://blog.gete.net/lion-diskmaker-us/
http://blog.gete.net/lion-diskmaker-us/exactly, you can do it manually with other information but this app is simple to use I created a CD and also the USB key and the USB key loads way faster
I created a CD and also the USB key and the USB key loads way faster