How to get rid of previous owners details on my iMac 8.1

I bought a iMac 8.1 from eBay but they have left all there files and documents, pictures videos etc on it how do I clean it without the disc and also I don't have previous owners password so I can't change system preferences ,

You can either reset the admin accounts password using this guide:
http://macs.about.com/od/Troubleshooting/qt/How-To-Reset-An-Administrator-Accoun ts-Password-In-Os-X.htm
Or you can create a new admin account with this guide:
http://macs.about.com/od/Troubleshooting/qt/How-To-Create-A-New-User-Account-Whe n-You-Cant-Log-In.htm
Once you have your own admin account, you can login and then delete the previous owns accounts.
You should also consider picking up an installtion DVD or upgrade to OS X Mavericks
Tom

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