Q: macbook air

im trying to reinstall a laptop macbook air that i have bought off of someone aND EVERYTIME i try the little window i keep hearing about does not pop up what can i do to reinstall this asap

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Posted on Apr 14, 2015 8:06 AM

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Latranner Apr 14, 2015 1:36 PM in response to newtechsavvy
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Apr 14, 2015 1:36 PM in response to newtechsavvy

Could you please elaborate your question? What do you mean by "the little window?" What problems are you encountering when attempting to reinstall OS X?
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newtechsavvy Apr 14, 2015 4:11 PM in response to Latranner
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Apr 14, 2015 4:11 PM in response to Latranner

when i go to reinstall and i press cmd+r at startup nothing happens the computer just turns on and goes to home screen i dont even know if it has a recovery hd because i also tried to do the opt+power button and all i seee is one hard drive
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Latranner Apr 14, 2015 4:20 PM in response to newtechsavvy
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Apr 14, 2015 4:20 PM in response to newtechsavvy

What version of OS X is the MacBook Air running?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260
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newtechsavvy Apr 14, 2015 7:29 PM in response to Latranner
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Apr 14, 2015 7:29 PM in response to Latranner

it says version 10.6.8 which one would that be the snow leopard
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Latranner Apr 14, 2015 8:06 PM in response to newtechsavvy
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Apr 14, 2015 8:06 PM in response to newtechsavvy

Yes, that is Snow Leopard. The recovery HD feature (CMD + R) was introduced with OS X Lion. Could you please give me your MacBook Air's model identifier? http://www.everymac.com/mac-identification/where-to-find-apple-model-identifiers -model-id-machine-model-for-identification.html
This should look something like "MacBookAir1,1" or "MacBookAir5,2"
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newtechsavvy Apr 15, 2015 1:05 PM in response to Latranner
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Apr 15, 2015 1:05 PM in response to Latranner

its the mac book air 1,1
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newtechsavvy Apr 15, 2015 8:27 PM in response to newtechsavvy
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Apr 15, 2015 8:27 PM in response to newtechsavvy

HHow if I don't have a cd drive
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Latranner Apr 15, 2015 9:07 PM in response to newtechsavvy
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Apr 15, 2015 9:07 PM in response to newtechsavvy
The highest version of OS X your MacBook Air can run is OS X 10.7.5. At this point you have two options.
Purchase OS X Snow Leopard. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard This is an install DVD and will require an external DVD drive.
Purchase OS X Lion. http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion This is a digital download code and will allow you to download Lion from the Mac App Store. From here you can create a bootable OS X Lion install USB by following these directions. http://lifehacker.com/5823096/how-to-burn-your-own-lion-install-dvd-or-flash-dri ve
Since you don't have a CD drive currently, you will likely want to take the second option.
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