Stonefrompa

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Q: My niebor gave me her laptop and it has like when you log on under Mac os x it says her name how do I completely reset the MacBook

My niebor gave me her laptop and it has like when you log on under Mac os x it says her name how do I completely reset the MacBook?

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Posted on Aug 3, 2012 4:03 PM

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by shldr2thewheel,

shldr2thewheel Aug 3, 2012 4:17 PM in response to Stonefrompa
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Aug 3, 2012 4:17 PM in response to Stonefrompa

ask her if she has the two grey disks it origionally came with,
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by frederic1943,

frederic1943 Aug 3, 2012 4:29 PM in response to Stonefrompa
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Aug 3, 2012 4:29 PM in response to Stonefrompa

Here are the instructions from Apple on changing user short name or home directory name. I've used this on a couple of used MacBooks I've bought on eBay. And remember to go into System Preferences>Sharing and change the Computer Name in there.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
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