How to change registration info in Mavericks

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How to change registration info in Mavericks

I am doing a clean install of Mavericks on an old iMac. It is asking for registration info and it won't allow me to bypass the screen. I am setting this up for someone who's contact info I do not have at this time. I would like to put in something and then change it at a later time. Is there a way to change the registration information? Is this used for the apple id? it doesn't mention anything about it.

thanks for the help,

john

OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jul 29, 2016 5:43 AM

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Esquared

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Jul 29, 2016 5:45 AM in response to coltrane58

Follow the procedure under item 5 in What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support

"After you reformat your hard drive and reinstall OS X, the computer restarts to a Welcome screen and asks you to choose a country or region. If you want to leave the Mac in an out-of-box state, don't continue with the setup of your system. Instead, press Command-Q to shut down the Mac. When the new owner turns on the Mac, the Setup Assistant will guide them through the setup process."

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coltrane58 Author

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Jul 29, 2016 5:52 AM in response to Esquared

thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I have to continue past the registration screen to install some software. This is a system for a friend of a friend whose contact info I don't know. I can't get in touch with my friend so I wanted to enter some junk and then go back to it later.

thanks again,

john

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Esquared

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Jul 29, 2016 6:16 AM in response to coltrane58

I'm not going to ask if that's licensed software or not. But you can send him the software later or put it on a USB stick or something. It's best to give him as clean a system as possible.

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