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clean installing Mac OS
Name: Murph Date: July 8, 2002 at 07:01:11 Pacific
Comment:
Someone told me that when I first recieve a mac, I should do a clean install of the os. How do I go about doing this? I've done it before but forgot everything. Is there a website that tells me how to do it? Thanks ahead of time.
Name: the pickle Date: July 8, 2002 at 09:55:35 Pacific
Reply:
Unless you're having *problems* with the Mac, there's really no reason to do it.
Clean Install is an option in the Installer on the OS CD.
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Response Number 2
Name: sizemeg Date: July 11, 2002 at 22:25:01 Pacific
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i have a blue/white G3 350 with OS 9.1 My installation did not give me a choice to do a clean install. Is there another way to do it. a fresh new format
thank you
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Response Number 3
Name: the pickle Date: July 12, 2002 at 17:36:12 Pacific
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You didn't check the Options box, did you? The Clean Install option is in there. Click Options and you'll get it.
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