How do you wipe all personal info on a macbook but keep the applications on it?

So I am selling my early 2011 MacBook Pro and have been having a lot of trouble getting people to buy it at my asking price... So I was thinking of ways I can get it at the price I wanted and thought to use the software on the computer as a selling point.  Well it worked and I have all of adobe CS5 on it along with Microsoft Office for mac and windows 7 as a partiition.  Well I got a buyer who is interested primarily because of the software and I want to sell it but just keep the applications on it.  What can I do to protect myself by getting rid of any personal information?  Do I just go to my key chain and wipe it clean and wipe all my documents?  The licensing for the applications won't be an issue for me so I don't care about that.  I just want anything that was personally mine gone.

JgorinacR1 wrote:
What do you mean a 10.7 TimeMachine to a 10.6 system?
Well your migrating from something correct? A backup like TimeMachine is now all 10.7, so you can't use that to migrate backwards to 10.6 machine.
I wouldn't mind reinstalling Lion for the guy because mountain lion is comming out next month..  He would upgrade to that with his own apple ID....  Meaning it would no longer be tied to me/use one of my registrations for Lion correct??
Correct, if he upgrades to 10.8, Apple's records will show that it was him that upgraded the machine to 10.8, thus if the Feds ask Apple, that's the information they will tell them, so all ties to you will be severed.
However the Feds are not stupid and won't just rely upon one piece of information, but if files are created in your name with your personal information (like if you kept the programs on there) then they  could be coming around asking questions as there is more evidence.
I know you keep saying to give the discs but I'm pretty sure they are boot legged.
Well then you certainly don't want to include those as you don't know who you are selling too, it could be the Feds and you'll go to jail for software theft, sued etc., over a few lousy hundred dollars.
You'd gladly pay $1000 to get out of jail that first night when Bubba is looking at you with love in his eyes.
As for miscrosoft office, I have the file that allowed me to download it (it was a volume licensed one I guess?) so there was no need for a serial number.
Are you sure? Microsoft funds some sort of anti-piracy organization that inspects businesses for compliance.
These applications are giving me $200 on the sale alone so its either $850 or $650...
Erase/install the machine with 10.7, drop your price and try selling it again with no software, then sell the 10.6.4+ disk seperately or as a paid addition to the 10.7 machine.
Some people don't want 10.6, others do. Some want both a Early 2011 AND 10.6 as they have a HUGE investment in PPC based software they don't want to give up, so they are looking for a Early 2011 with 10.6 like yours.
10.6 is the last OS X version on disk, so it's valuable,
I don't know where your trying to sell it , but try eBay  with the  combination.
10.7 Early 2011 Mac, just OS X Lion (no iLife)
x $$$ more for the 10.6 disks

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