How do I delete an identity on a new MacBook Pro

Hello,
Looking for some help to resolve a quick issue. I just purchased 2 new MAC PowerBook Pros, 1 was more robust then the other, and I accidentally started to set one up, that is for my wife, not me. How to I remove my identity from that computer, so she can set it up as hers.
Thanks!
John

Hi!
If you want to completely start again as if the laptop were new, then you could do a clean install of Mavericks. Thats not absolutely necessary because you can do what the previous commenter has suggested which is much easier and less time consuming, so I would do that instead.
If you want to do a clean install anyway, here's some instructions:
http://osxdaily.com/2013/10/26/clean-install-os-x-mavericks/

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