unregister products upon selling?

stellar · stellar #1 (**permalink**)

10-14-2007, 01:27 PM

when i sell my powerbook, do i need to unregister it since it is under my name? and how do i go about this?

ki99 · ki99 #2 (**permalink**)

10-14-2007, 10:24 PM

i'm pretty sure that you register it again if you reinstall the OS

stellar · stellar #3 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 08:19 PM

i just sold my powerbook on ebay and am ready to send it out. my question is, how do i do a clean delete all the files on my powerbook so the new user can start fresh?

Eric559 · Eric559 #4 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 08:20 PM

Insert your Install Disks and choose to reformat/reinstall the OS. I'm not sure how Apple words it.

Don't pick the Archive option though.

Jeff · Jeff #5 (**permalink**)

10-23-2007, 08:28 PM

Select the option that writes 0's over the whole disk. This will be the most secure way to clean your whole drive off. Otherwise you will just be deleting the path the the files, but the files will still be on the drive.

Reinstall the OS and send it out!

stellar #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2007 Location: Irvine, CA. Posts: 33 Mac Specs: Powerbook G4 1.67 GHz, Macbook 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	10-14-2007, 01:27 PM when i sell my powerbook, do i need to unregister it since it is under my name? and how do i go about this? "no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.." --audrey h.
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ki99 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 31, 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada. Posts: 926 Mac Specs: Macbook(W) 2GHz, 80GB HD, 1G RAM, Windows XP	10-14-2007, 10:24 PM i'm pretty sure that you register it again if you reinstall the OS \| MacUpdate \| VersionTracker \| FORUM RULES \|
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Jeff #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 808 Mac Specs: Black MacBook Black 2GB iPod Nano & Black 80GB iPod Classic B&W G3 G4's - PowerMac & Cube	10-23-2007, 08:28 PM Select the option that writes 0's over the whole disk. This will be the most secure way to clean your whole drive off. Otherwise you will just be deleting the path the the files, but the files will still be on the drive. Reinstall the OS and send it out! Black MacBook Black 2GB iPod Nano & Black 80GB iPod Classic B&W G3 G4's - PowerMac & Cube
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Member Since: Jul 18, 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 3,185 Mac Specs: 2.16GHz C2D MacBook w/ 2GB RAM & 120GB HD. HTC Droid Incredible.	10-23-2007, 08:20 PM Insert your Install Disks and choose to reformat/reinstall the OS. I'm not sure how Apple words it. Don't pick the Archive option though.
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