Im returning this ibook im and am going to get an intel imac instead. How do I uninstall everything and delete my internet history? thanks!
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How do I uninstall? --- second day mac user
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Oh, and shut the machine down once you get to the part where it asks for your personal information. 
mad jew said:Oh, and shut the machine down once you get to the part where it asks for your personal information.
I made all mine up when i first started the ibook. Im known as "ddsdfd" or something like that.
After you de-authorize and start up from the CD, and run Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Use it to erase the disk by writing zeros to it (click the button that says "Security Options"). If you're really paranoid, you can choose 7-pass or 35-pass instead, but that's probably overkill if you don't work with sensitive documents.
whats deauthorize do? Its too late now but im curious what kind of huge mistake I might have made.
You're allowed to play your purchased songs on up to 5 computers. When you first play a purchased song, your remaining systems decreases to 4. By deauthorising, it goes back up to 5.
If you've already wiped and you need that 5th authorisation, then you'll need to reinstall the OS, open up iTunes, play a purchased song, then deauthorise.
If you've already wiped and you need that 5th authorisation, then you'll need to reinstall the OS, open up iTunes, play a purchased song, then deauthorise.
FWIW, iTMS lets you reset your authorised machines yearly if need be so I never bother with de-authorisation (if that's even a word).
Well, if Beethoven can decompose, I suppose Poe could de-authorise...mad jew said:de-authorisation (if that's even a word).