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How to reset mac to factory settings?

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Old 02-08-2012, 7:54 PM   #1
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How to reset mac to factory settings?

Anybody give me some advice.

I've sold my Mac and need to reset to factory settings.

It's currently on mountain lion and i have the original cd.

I tried to put the original osx cd in to reset it but it says i can't install it with the version of osx currently on it.
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Old 02-08-2012, 8:01 PM   #2
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You need to boot up from the cd (by holding down c as it boots)

Then when you get the option to install the OS, click the box to erase the disk.

Alternatively, just create a new user - make sure it has administrator rights, then login as that user and remove your existing user.
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Old 02-08-2012, 8:14 PM   #3
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You need to boot up from the cd (by holding down c as it boots)

Then when you get the option to install the OS, click the box to erase the disk.

Alternatively, just create a new user - make sure it has administrator rights, then login as that user and remove your existing user.
Thanks. Just did it that way and it's now resetting.
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