Reset macbook to original settings

I want to restore my macbook (white) to its original settings so that I can give it to my son for Christmas without all my stuff on it. What is the easiest way to do that? I'm not sure if I have/or got discs with it.

Without the original discs, you really won't be able to do it. If you can find the install discs, you can then boot to the install disk, erase your Mac's hard disk, then do a fresh install of the OS, remove the disc and shut down at the point where it prompts you for user information. At that point, when your son starts up the system, setup should carry on and let him set up the box as if it were new.
Another way of doing this could be to set up an account for him on the box. Log into his account and delete yours. Subsequently, uninstall any and all applications that did not ship with it.
If you're really stuck for the install discs, you can try contacting Apple to see whether you can buy them. If Apple says no, then ifixit.com is your next stop. When ifixit.com decommissions a notebook for salvage parts, discs are available for resale. Specifiy the model and they'll show whether they have those discs in stock.

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Install or Reinstall Lion from Scratch
If possible backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.
If you upgraded from an earlier version of OS X such as Snow Leopard, the procedure you want is not this one. Let me know.

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greeneygreeney wrote:
so you can't ever restore it to the factory settings? that is a big shame.
"It will ALWAYS restore to the lates available software.
You cannot downgrade."

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I just purchased a new MacBook Pro. I have transferred all my data from my old MacBook to the new pro. Now I want to clear my old MacBook to the original settings. Do I just reinstall the software that came with the computer?
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I have an iPhone 4S, the sound quit working. I have sound in the headset and if I put the phone on speaker, I've reset to original settings, tried several options. Nothing works to resolve the options. Please help.

Hi there Wacjude,
I would recommend taking a look at the article below for some speaker and receiver troubleshooting steps.
iPhone: Can't hear through the receiver or speakers
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1630
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Yes you are right. my mistake
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i am giving my old macbook (2008; running 10.5.8) to my son and am wondering how i can clear out all the information and reset it to factory original.

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Without the original discs, you really won't be able to do it. If you can find the install discs, you can then boot to the install disk, erase your Mac's hard disk, then do a fresh install of the OS, remove the disc and shut down at the point where it prompts you for user information. At that point, when your son starts up the system, setup should carry on and let him set up the box as if it were new.
Another way of doing this could be to set up an account for him on the box. Log into his account and delete yours. Subsequently, uninstall any and all applications that did not ship with it.
If you're really stuck for the install discs, you can try contacting Apple to see whether you can buy them. If Apple says no, then ifixit.com is your next stop. When ifixit.com decommissions a notebook for salvage parts, discs are available for resale. Specifiy the model and they'll show whether they have those discs in stock.

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Hi, for some reason my applications seem to be reseting themselves to the original out the installer settings, for example azureus, one minuite it was fine set up in classic mode interface seeding several torrents and also d/l, then i relaunched it and it loaded the the normal vuse beta version and all my torrents had gone, same with itunes i got all the accept/decline licence ect.. and all my music had gone (music files still in the iTunes folder) then came firefox all my pimpin had gone and it was back to bog standard normal.. if i change it it might stay for a couple of reloads but then it just resets itself again... it hasnt affected any other app's that i know of yet. So if anybody can enlighten me of what the **** is going on that would be great!

Are you perhaps logged in as a different user?

How to restore a macbook to original settings

how do you restore a macbook to its original settings

Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

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