How to restore that NEW Mac Welcome

I am configuring a MBP as a gift and would like the recipient to be welcomed with that wonderful New Mac display, the one with all the Welcome signs, when she first turns it on. Does anyone know how, and if, I can get the Mac to show that welcome after I have configured it?
Thanks - Lawrence

Some steps:
First download the "movie" that Apple only plays once and hides deep inside the System Library from here:
http://homepage.mac.com/kkirkster/Welcome.mov
Don't click on the link as that will display the file in a browser window. Control click on the link and "download" it.
Be sure to install QuickTime Player 7.6.6 on the new machine as I've modified the file to "launch" that app and bypass QuickTime X.
In the System Preferences / Accounts / Login Items you can "Add" the Welcome.mov to that account. When the machine is started the .mov file will launch QuickTime Player 7.6.6, play the 55 second movie and then quit the QuickTime Player app.
Once they've tired of seeing the movie they can remove it from the login items list and delete the file.
Major oops on my part as the file doesn't work as intended once downloaded. The fix:
Right click (Control click) on the downloaded file icon and open the Get Info window.
Change the default "open with" app to QuickTime Player and things should work as expected.
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