What is the best method of restoring my computer to brand new

want to know how to restore and confiure my mcbook as if it was new, i have data backed up to time machine and a external drive but user acounnts seemed to carry over and screw things up, i just want to start fresh and maybe trasfer a few files over later.
Help!
Tim

You may have to read about a few things to be sure the path to restoring the original system and/or any purchased upgrades to the MacBook Pro are correctly available and reinstalled. The methods vary somewhat based on if you could use local recovery or internet recovery. Some of both may apply, depending on how the MB/Pro was set up and upgraded after purchase.
•OS X: About OS X Recovery
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
{The Recovery system includes utilities to perform disk preparation, reformat, repair, erase, etc; so that takes the place of older methods such as software on boot DVD media. Given there is no internal optical drive in most newer Macs.}
•Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1533
•OS X: About Recovery Disk Assistant:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848
{this also has link to D/L the Assistant}
•OS X Tips Using the Recovery HD
http://pondini.org/OSX/RecoveryHD.html
You could use the migration assistant, too, for accessing
various backup files on external drives or devices. This
can also be used several ways, as noted in the following
page; including TimeMachine, or external HDD, etc.
•OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5872
There are some good articles about the Time Machine software
& Airport Time Capsule wireless backup device, in Support site.
Hopefully these information site links help.
Good luck & happy computing!

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