Factory reset Macbook Air setup

i reset my macbook air to where i have to run the startup assistant and redo everything (as if i were setting it up for the very first time) but when i get to the last screen it wont finish. it just restarts everything again starting with the long intro and then picking United States and everything. what should i do?

i get to this screen (picture and then it sends me back) says creating...then restart

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I have an 11" macbook air running Mavericks, and have since acquired a new macbook pro retina. I want to give the macbook air to my son, but before doing so - would like to perform a factory reset. I am not sure how to do this. Is there a process, or are there steps that anyone could walk me through? I have tried restarting while holding "command" + "R." but it looks as if I can only do a software restore, and it won't do a clean re-write of the whole system (including user home folders, etc.)
Please help!!

Essentially this is the procedure: Preparing Macbook for sale.
A more detailed version: http://www.thesafemac.com/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-sale/

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I work at a pawn shop and have a Macbook air with OS X 10.9 installed. I need to be able to reset this, so the previous owner's information is not compromised before selling it. When powering on the Mac I am unable to use any boot commands to get to terminal or recovery options because a screen with a lock and a password entry box show up. How can I bypass this to reset the mac?
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I have addressed the issue with the other team members going forward, but I still have potentially 1-4 months of affected inventory...which is potentially a huge financial loss.
I don't doubt that this particular machine was tested before it was purchased, but if the general assumption was, passwords are no big deal, we can just boot to recoery mode and reset the mac later, then this would have been no cause for concern.
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I will sell my Macbook Air OS X 10.9.5. it would be appreciated if you could advise on how to reset to factory settngs. Thank you.

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Why do you think you have a Java virus? Before doing an erase and reinstall, you might try going to Thomas Reed's site, http://www.thesafemac.com and check out his information on Java and problems you are having. If that does not help, then erasing and reinstalling will definitely clean things up.
To 'reset to factory settings' you must erase the internal storage and reinstall Mac OS X and your applications.
What version of Mac OS X did your MacBook Air come with, was it Yosemite as noted in your information bar?
If it was Yosemite, you can restart the MBA and hold the Command and R keys, that will startup on the Recovery HD, a hidden partition on the machine. Then select the Utilities drop down and then Disk Utility.
Highlight the internal storage, MacIntosh HD, in the left panel of the Disk Utility window, and then Erase. That will remove the information on the storage.
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Factory reset macbook pro 10.6.8 late 2011 model...how?

I want to do a factory reset my macbook pro 10.6.8 snow leopard .... I do not have a install disc as I believe this mode of software did not come with one as the software was already installed.. Can anyone verify this and give the details to factory reset the computer?

Do a backup before doing anything.
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Hi, I used to have my username linked to my printer but had to do a factory reset and
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Hi there, if I understand you correctly you had customised your printers email address but then subsequently had to remove and re-enable web services on the printer. If so then unfortunately the customised ePrint email address will not be available to use any longer and you will need to use an alternative name if you wish to customise the current printer email address.
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not unless you had setup previously "find my mac" on your machine, if so then yes, if the unit is online.
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Factory reset macbook pro

Hi I have a new macbook pro bought in November 2012 which i do not use. I have set up my mail account and added one or two programmes including password protecting the laptop. As it is not used i have decided to sell it but need to factory reset the macbook before i do.
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I want to factory reset my MacBook Pro (Mid 2012), which doesn't have a disk drive. Do I need to take it to an Apple Store for resetting, or is there a way I can do it myself?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5189?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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My friend has just bought a shop display macbook laptop from Duty Free Sales at Bristol Airport for her daughter. They put password in to prevent customers playing with it. She cannot get answer from shop as to what password is and unless she flies out again security will not let her through to the shop. How can she do a factory reset please? She doesn't have a Leopard disk
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Rick - you should get the install discs from the seller. As ypw mentioned, you can reset the password using those.
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