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Powermac G4 2003 prepping for new owner (which is a relative)
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<blockquote data-quote="MacLicious" data-source="post: 1335328" data-attributes="member: 133300"><p>My top question is: Is there any way to wipe all their personal data but still leave the programs intact without the original install disc? </p><p></p><p> </p><p>If above question is NO, then is there a ligit way of me buying the equivalent of an original install disc without remortgaging my house? After all it is a 9 year old machine. I would be willing to part with 50 bucks or so to buy but hundreds??? Preferably I would like to get a disc that is the equivalent of the original install disc. Is this possible? Obviously if I could find such a disc, would it be legal for me to use? Would the mac accept it after a complete HDD wipe bearing in mind it would be a different SN than the original OS X and associated software? </p><p></p><p>If I do have to start from scratch completely wiping the hard drive and installing Tiger OS X (I guess Tiger would be appropriate for this?), would buying a USED full retail copy off of ebay, Kijiji, Craigslist etc. be legal to use? If not where do I get such software in a new unused condition? </p><p></p><p>What are my options here? Thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacLicious, post: 1335328, member: 133300"] My top question is: Is there any way to wipe all their personal data but still leave the programs intact without the original install disc? If above question is NO, then is there a ligit way of me buying the equivalent of an original install disc without remortgaging my house? After all it is a 9 year old machine. I would be willing to part with 50 bucks or so to buy but hundreds??? Preferably I would like to get a disc that is the equivalent of the original install disc. Is this possible? Obviously if I could find such a disc, would it be legal for me to use? Would the mac accept it after a complete HDD wipe bearing in mind it would be a different SN than the original OS X and associated software? If I do have to start from scratch completely wiping the hard drive and installing Tiger OS X (I guess Tiger would be appropriate for this?), would buying a USED full retail copy off of ebay, Kijiji, Craigslist etc. be legal to use? If not where do I get such software in a new unused condition? What are my options here? Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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