How Do You Put Computer BACK To...

Its factory settings?
I am giving my daughter my 10 month old imac G5-17", so I can buy the 20" new one that is out.
how do I erase everything, passwords, adminastrors etc.
I do not want any of my bank accounts to come up.
I also tryed to transfer with the firewall cable "between mac's" and I cannot find everything? any ideas?
thanks so much for your help!!!
~Janet

Hi Janet:
Let me try to understand what you would like to transfer. Any transfering of information must be done before you restore your iMac back to factory settings. You mentioned you tried to use a firewire cable between macs. Am I to understand that you already have your new one. If not, are you trying to copy all your stuff (your home folder) to another Mac until your new one arrives. The answers to these questions will dictate what your next step will be.
I do this sort of thing on a daily basis as I manage over 400 Mac computers for a school. If you prefer, you may email me privately. I will be more than happy to help ([email protected]).

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