Doing a fresh install on hp 6820s

how do i setup my power on password for the BIOS when i do the fresh isntall with vista business ? I want to be able to make changes in the BIOS so I can install windows xp on it
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Which OS are you actually intending to use? You start out saying Vista, then wander off into XP.
Are you aware that support ends for WIN XP on 04/08/2014?
PS<> A BIOS password is usually installed to protect BIOS settings from modification by unknown person(s). It is not needed for a normal installation.
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Hi,
I have just purchased a 2nd hand system a external seller, I want to make sure there is nothing lurking on the system that should not be there and to create my own user etc.
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So questions
1.) Is there a easy way to make sure that the mac is clean and create a new user / profile etc without doing a fresh install?
2.) Assuming no to above and I need to reinstall then how can I confirm that the CD I have is the correct/official version?
3.) What is the best way to proceed with a fresh install?
-- I'd want to backup just case anythiung went wrong with the installation, is using Superduper the best way forward here? Can I use that to create a bootable file on a external USB with other files on there?
4.) Can I create a new partition on the existing hard in the MAC and use that to create the new version of the OS?
5.) Once I have my fresh install can I upgrade all the way through to Mavricks via updates or do I need to purchase the install disks for that? Is it worth it?
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fiona.johnson79 wrote:
The disk is white and has "MAC OS X Snow Leopard, Mac Box Set replacement DVD 2Z691-6560-A" just checked the disk and it does have an install of 10.6 on it. How much of a risk do you think using this would be? Are there many corrupt copies going around?
It sounds that you have a white retail disk. There is no risk as such trying to use it but these disks do not have the iLife applications on them. According to Mactracker, a 2011 27" iMac came with 10.6.6 or 10.6.7 gray installation disks (see Alberto's image) with one disk for the OSX and the other for the iLife applications. It clearly will have the exact OSX marked on the disk.
Duplicate installation disks can be ordered from Apple Customer Service. Have your iMac serial number ready and there is a charge.
fiona.johnson79 wrote:
I am more worried about attempting the fresh installation and it failing and leaving me with no system over the holidays. Thats why the backup is important. I had read on another thread (https://discussions.apple.com/message/10549815?searchText=Doing%20a%20Fresh%20In stall#10549815) that I would need to install iLife, iPhoto,iMovie,etc do they come on the installation disk as well or can I download them?
If you can install from the retail disk, version of Snow Leopard, you will have to purchase the iLife applications. I think it would be less expensive if you ordered the duplicate installation disks for your iMac.
I suggest that you clone your iMac, then if the Snow Leopard retail fails or other problems occur, you should be able to revert to where you are now. Bottom line, I do think that getting the duplicate disks is your best option.
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Are you doing a fresh install of IOS 7.1

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Does a fresh install of Microsoft SQL 2012 Datacenter or Standard need any hotfix before installing?

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I recently bought Mac book air and was doing a fresh install of 10.7 and I erased my hard drive and now want to reinstall osx but it keeps telling me that it can't find install information for this machine and to call AppleCare.

Any one have any suggestions?? AppleCare is closed right now

Hmmmm...
When you say OSX, which version do you want to reinstall?
Was the MacBook Air new when you bought it? Did it originally come with Lion? Mountain Lion?
When you say you erased your hard drive, did something go wrong while you were installing Lion?
Were you installing it from a file downloaded from the App Store, or from another source?
When you press and hold "Option" while you boot up, does "Recovery" come up as an option to boot your computer?
If so, you can reinstall Lion from the recovery part of the drive and (hopefully) everything should be fine.
Let me know if you still need a hand with your MacBook and we'll see if we can get you going again.

Problem doing a fresh install of Mountain Lion on replacement blank drive

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If it wasn't a Mac computer that originally came with either Lion or Mt Lion Pre-Installed by Apple when new you would not be able to connect to the Online Internet Recovery system. It is a Feature of the Mac EFI Firmware system. And it will only install whichever version of the Download only version of OS X that originally came on that system.
My MBP came with Lion Preinstalled. Even if I have Mt Lion installed on the hard drive the Online Internet Recovery system would always point my MBP to the Lion download as that was the original version of OS X that came on my Mac.
No real authentication needed. Since your Mac came with Mt Lion no matter what newer versionof OS X you ever install the OIRS will always point you to Mt Lion and ONLY Mt Lion.
It is something different, but not completely different, from the built in Recovery HD partition on the internal drive.
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Does my partition structure look suitable for a fresh install of Arch?

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Should I do a fresh install?

Hey guys, I purchased my unibody macbook (Intel core 2 duo 2.4 GHz, 4GB ram, 256 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB, running 10.7.2) in April of 2009 and have been using it exclusively ever since.
Recently, my computer has begun to slow down quite a bit. Safari hangs on websites, I receive the spinning rainbow more often, the computer shuts down randomly and won't turn back on for hours, etc. I brought the computer into the apple store (it's still covered by applecare until April of 2012), but all of the diagnostics tests came clean. Over the past few weeks, the computer has continued to slow down quite a bit, and I have noticed that my CPU is reaching levels that I haven't seen before. Currently I only have safari open with one tab, but my fans are running at 6000+ RPM and my CPU is peaking a bit over 90 degrees. I looked at my activity monitor and it seems as though the flash plug-in for safari was hogging my CPU usage. I uninstalled that, reinstalled, repaired disk permissions, and restarted my computer, but that hasn't seemed to help since I did it a few days ago.
I know that while my computer isn't exactly new, the processor in particular, I can't seem to feel as though it should be running more efficiently. I've used 159GB of space on my SSD, with around 60GB of that being music and photos.
My question is whether or not doing a fresh install of lion would possibly alleviate this issue. It might not be bad to do spring cleaning, but only if it will possibly help. If I do proceed with a fresh install, is there a way that I can back up just my documents (all on pages), music (all on itunes), and photos (all on iCloud)? I have plenty of time machine backups ranging from when I got the computer to now since I do it every week, but that would restore the computer entirely to those settings.
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ipodperson1 wrote:
I live in canada and dont want to start downloading it and have it go for 4 hours
Then wait a week or 2 before buying and downloading. Even then the servers may be overloaded. No one knows as it isn't tomorrow yet.
No matter where you are or when you download it, it is going to take some time. If it is the same size as the lion download that could be 40 minutes to several hours depending on your internet speed and the download server internet speed and how busy they are.

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Anyway.....now, I just purchased a copy of Leopard.
iPhoto '08 is not included on the Leopard upgrade - it is on the iLife '08 upgrade (a separate purchase from the OS)
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LN

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My MBP came with Lion Preinstalled. Even if I have Mt Lion installed on the hard drive the Online Internet Recovery system would always point my MBP to the Lion download as that was the original version of OS X that came on my Mac.
No real authentication needed. Since your Mac came with Mt Lion no matter what newer versionof OS X you ever install the OIRS will always point you to Mt Lion and ONLY Mt Lion.
It is something different, but not completely different, from the built in Recovery HD partition on the internal drive.
No worries as during the install of MT Lion on your SSD the installer will Recreate the Mt Lion Recovery HD partition on your SSD.

Can I upgrade from DreamSpark to an open License Version of WS 2012 R2 Standard without a fresh install?

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Sounds like you called a support line, not a licensing line. I've never heard of Microsoft asking a fee to answer a question about licensing.
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Copying Saved Data/Folders to a Fresh Install of Tiger

Hi Gang
My thanx to Kappy and Macjack for providing the file paths and information below.
I'm doing a fresh install in a new HD. Have done this many times. Just making sure about a few things. I'm interested in the following Data/Folders which I will copy from the old drive before I remove it;
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copying the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copying the whole folder)
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/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
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Hey BD How are you?
Ok well it's getting a wee bit confusing now;
"but if you have anything in your present mail folder, move that folder to the desktop first" Don't know what you mean here, but I'm pretty sure I had handle on this.
Any SAVED folders; Mail, Safari etc., (when put back in the right place), will automatically replace those folders. I understand this. I'll save the folders I mentioned above, before I remove the old drive. Then put them back where they belong in the new formatted drive, (a replacement drive). I'm the same original owner of both drives.
I was also asking about old 'In' Mail, and 'Sent' Mail. Will all this data be returned/saved with the /Home/Library/Mail folder?
"Did you save the Mail.plist from the other one?"
Yes, and others too.
"Did you setup the account on this one yet with the same info?"
No, but I was going to.
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