how do i start all over again?

[spacka]

ok so when i got my macbook air i chose not to sync with my mac because of the length of time it was going to take.

i always planned on going back and doing it via the migration assistant but now when i do that it doesnt let me sync up everything i want, for example, Applications.

So basically what i want to do is get the very first startup screen when you first switch on your mac for the first time. how do i do this?

 

[rdowns]

You'll need to re-install the OS and iLife apps with the disks the MBA came with. Then run Migration Asst. Don't forget to back up all your data first.

 

[spacka]

dont worry ive got nothing important, ony had the mba a few days.

however, i tried running the install disc again earlier and it seemed like it was going to add another version rather than delete the current one and replace with new one. i dont want two versions.

 

[rdowns]

There is an Options button on the install screen. Hit it and select erase and install.

 

[spacka]

oh right thanks. which install screen are you talking about? do you mean when the cd is loaded?

 

[rdowns]

Yeah, after the CD loads, you will be offered the option. The button may say Customize now that I think about it.

 

[Cynicalone]

Or boot from the disc and erase the SSD/HDD using disc utility. That way you can really start over.

With my new MBA, I did a clean install and didn't use migration assistant. I ended up with 100GB of free disc space, by removing printer drivers and iLife apps I didn't need on a laptop (iDVD, iMovie, iWeb).

 

[spacka]

by "start over" i just mean that i want the macbook air to appear as it was when i switched it on for the very first time, so that i can instantly sync it with anything/everything i want from my imac.

also, i just tried doing the remote disk thing and after i choose the cd on my macbook air it waits a while (as if its loading) but then just loads the OS as normal and my desktop appears. no install cd appears.

 

[spacka]

ok forget that last post.

the installer is now running and its upto the "Select a Destination". obviously i have to choose Macintosh HD, and then on the next screen there is a button which says customize but theres no option to "erase and install" anywhere.

 

[spacka]

ok scratch that again. im a total noob.

there was a screen that came even before the customize button which said "options" then i chose to erase and install. hopefully working now, cheers.