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Since I had already created a user, I could log in and it seems that all is well. Should I bother attempting to re-run setup - I've seen some posts on how to boot into another mode and delete a file to get it to think it's new out of the box again.
What steps were missed? Was it almost complete?

I'd call AppleCare (# in manual) and let them walk you through it. It's free and they are very friendly and courteous.

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