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Restoring mac osx

macmancan

macmancan

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Mar 29, 2006
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san diego/ca
hello mac man's and wolman's,


My osx is running but I forgot the password and I'm still a little bit of a mac newbie.So if I reinstall the osx from my desktop will I start out with a clean slate with restored memory or what?
 
hmmmmm

I put in my install disk. one of the folders had the install file. which of the other file's do I choose? Just wondering If i did decide to reinstall the osx would it hurt my memory or would it just overwrite the last account? And when I say hurt my memory I mean loosing more space. Help please.
 
Don't bother reinstalling. Are you sure there isn't a Reset Password option in one of the menus (possibly the Installer menu depending on the version of the OS)? :)
 
Slight tangent

But I am selling my Mac Mini (Intel Solo) having upgraded to a dual. Is there a way I can delete/reformat Tiger so that it, to the new seller, appears like the "virgin install" with the spinning welcome screen and let them enter their user accounts etc. The buyer knows it is used but I feel it would enhance the experience for them. I have vague memories of resetting these in Windows years ago with a custom install but obviously it isn't the same in MacLand:)

Thanks
 
6163621 said:
Is there a way I can delete/reformat Tiger so that it, to the new seller, appears like the "virgin install" with the spinning welcome screen and let them enter their user accounts etc.
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Just reinstall OS X and shut off the computer when you get to the Welcome screen, I believe.
 
Thank you for the virgin restoration advice as well (I just did it this morning on the Mac Mini and she is good to go!). Cheers
 
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