Giving iBook to relative - How do I reset the entire system?

Question

I am giving my old iBook to a relative. I ran the harddrive up to near capacity with music and graphics files. I really did not add too many programs besides Office and Photoshop Elements. I would like to keep all the apps, but permenently delete all the files, settings, passwords and such associated with me.
I assume there is a very easy way to do this, could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Phil:
Here are a couple of other options:
1. You now have a new Admin Account with the old computer shortname. You can change that with Changing the Short Username in Mac OS X.
2. This method posted by Kappy.
This is the simple method and doesn't involve erasing the hard drive.
Boot from your OS X Installer. After the installer loads select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (or Utilities menu if using Tiger.) After DU loads select your OS X volume from the list on the left, click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now shutdown the computer for a couple of minutes and then restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (3.0.3 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.1.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Next, boot to single user mode. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-S keys until the computer starts up to a black screen with white type.
3. At the prompt, type the following commands, each command followed by the Return key:
/sbin/fsck -yf
mount -uw /
rm /private/var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -r now
The second-to-last command above will cause OS X to think that the operating system is newly installed, and when you reboot, it will send you through the Startup Wizard.
Good luck.
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