[macvoiceover] Re: Restoring a Mac
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:54:38 -0700
Actually that just creates an archive of the old install. I don't ever
recalling an install new in my thing. unless we are talking 2 different os's
On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Travis Siegel wrote:
> All correct, but the other option is just to tell the installer to install
> new, (or whatever they call it) not preserving user accounts and information.
> That will accomplish the same thing, and you won't have to perform the extra
> step of erasing the disk yourself.
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> On Mar 22, 2011, at 12:08 PM, ashley wrote:
>
>> Here's the basics:
>> 1. insert the mac OSX install dvd.
>> 2. restart holding down the letter C when you here the chime, keep it down
>> till the cd reads and starts working
>> 3. After 2-3 minutes, you should be able to launch VO with cmd F5.
>> 4. press enter to select english on the language screen
>> 5. In the installer, go into the menu bar, over to utilities, and select
>> disk utility
>> 6. In disk utility, find ht etable of disks and select the mac harddrive,
>> selecting the first level (will say something like, for example, 120GB WD...)
>> 7. Navigate and select the erase tab.
>> 8. Select "security options" near the bottom of the window, select your
>> option in there.
>> 9. Make sure the format is mac OS extended journaled, and click erase.
>> Depending on your security option, it could take some time.
>> 10. quit disk utility, and proceed through the installer as normal.
>> 11. when the mac restarts, you will here the welcome video. If you don't
>> want to setup an account for the person you're selling it too, press cmd+Q
>> and then click the shutdown button to shut it down. you can use vo for this
>> part. The next time it's booted, the welcome video will play again and the
>> user can create the account as normal
>>
>> HTH!
>>
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>> On 22/03/2011 09:54, Linnette Whalen wrote:
>>> Hello Group,
>>>
>>> I have a three year old black Macbook that I am selling. I would like to
>>> take it back to it's original state before passing it on. I have the
>>> original software. It came with Leopard and I upgraded to Snow Leopard.
>>> Would appreciate any useful direction.
>>>
>>> Linnette>
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