Formatting and Re-installinc Mac OS X

Hello,
Will I be choosing my location, region, language preferences and stuff like that if I format my Mac Mini's hard drive and re-install Mac OS X? How about registration questions? Should I skip them, if they'll be asked on the second fresh run, or won't they be asked?
Cheers
H.

hasancansaral wrote:
Will I be choosing my location, region, language preferences and stuff like that if I format my Mac Mini's hard drive and re-install Mac OS X?
Yes. You can always make changes in System Preference.
How about registration questions? Should I skip them, if they'll be asked on the second fresh run, or won't they be asked?
If you already registered your serial number you can skip, no need to do it again.

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