Comments on: How do i restore my macbook white os x to factory settings without the disc? http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Goblin http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Goblin Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:31:23 +0000 http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/#comment-469 look around in settings for a restore default most computers hae that look around in settings for a restore default most computers hae that

]]> By: Maya http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Maya Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:31:23 +0000 http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/#comment-470 Why not ask the previous owner? Why not ask the previous owner?

]]> By: SilverTonguedDevil http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/comment-page-1/#comment-468 SilverTonguedDevil Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:31:21 +0000 http://www.codebrothers.org/how-do-i-restore-my-macbook-white-os-x-to-factory-settings-without-the-disc/#comment-468 Contact the previous owner and explain that the resore discs than came with this white MacBook are only useful with another white MacBook. He can't use them on a newer Mac, so why is he hording them? He should be fair to you and give you the restore discs. Meanwhile, I hope you now realize that every computer needs a system disc, just as every car needs a spare tire and jack. Some choices: If you don't have an OS X install disc... Method 1: Take the computer to a neighbor who has a Mac, an Apple retail store, or a Mac service shop and ask them to boot it to an OS X DVD and reset the password. Method 2 (For OS 10.5 -- requires your knowing the short name of the user home folder--first link below): Oh, wait a second...You don't know the user short name, do you? Then go ahead to... Method 3 (will delete the previous user account and put all user documents into a disk image): Boot to single-user mode and: Type "/sbin/mount -uw /" Press Return. (Nothing appears to happens, no problem. Also, you will see # again. That's fine; ignore it.) Type "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone" (The normal format of Mac OS doesn't care about upper case.) Press Return. Type "reboot" Press Return. (Now stuff appears to happen. You will finally get past the "Welcome" in a dozen languages and then you can create a new admin user. A few screens later, you come to the registration. Just choose "later". It doesn't come back later to nag. After you have completed the new user, open the Users folder and look for "Deleted Users". It will have a mountable disk image that contains all the previous owner's documents. If they are of no use to you, trash them. He kept the system disc, so why return his old documents? Contact the previous owner and explain that the resore discs than came with this white MacBook are only useful with another white MacBook. He can’t use them on a newer Mac, so why is he hording them? He should be fair to you and give you the restore discs. Meanwhile, I hope you now realize that every computer needs a system disc, just as every car needs a spare tire and jack.

Some choices:

If you don’t have an OS X install disc…

Method 1: Take the computer to a neighbor who has a Mac, an Apple retail store, or a Mac service shop and ask them to boot it to an OS X DVD and reset the password.

Method 2 (For OS 10.5 — requires your knowing the short name of the user home folder–first link below):
Oh, wait a second…You don’t know the user short name, do you? Then go ahead to…

Method 3 (will delete the previous user account and put all user documents into a disk image):
Boot to single-user mode and:

Type "/sbin/mount -uw /"
Press Return. (Nothing appears to happens, no problem. Also, you will see # again. That’s fine; ignore it.)
Type "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone" (The normal format of Mac OS doesn’t care about upper case.)
Press Return.
Type "reboot"
Press Return. (Now stuff appears to happen. You will finally get past the "Welcome" in a dozen languages and then you can create a new admin user. A few screens later, you come to the registration. Just choose "later". It doesn’t come back later to nag.

After you have completed the new user, open the Users folder and look for "Deleted Users". It will have a mountable disk image that contains all the previous owner’s documents. If they are of no use to you, trash them. He kept the system disc, so why return his old documents?

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