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Clean install LION

  • 12-08-2013 08:32PM
    #1
    condra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,852 ✭✭✭


    ugh :(

    Bought an iMac around a year ago.
    Came with SnoLeo disk, but Lion installed.
    Selling it on to upgrade soon hopefully.

    I tried doing a clean install of Lion but it is asking me for an Apple ID, then refusing to move on. I decided to downgrade to Snow Leopard for the sake of being able to sell on a clean machine, but it won't let me.

    Any ideas what I can do?

    Wouldn't feel right to just delete my files and not sell it on with a proper clean install..

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    Nemeses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭Nemeses


    Someone before you purchased Lion and installed it on that Mac.

    Have you purchased Lion on your apple ID?


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    condra wrote: »
    I decided to downgrade to Snow Leopard for the sake of being able to sell on a clean machine, but it won't let me.
    More info needed. Why won't it let you? Did you the wipe the hard disk first?


  • #4
    condra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,852 ✭✭✭condra


    Managed to delete the disk and get snow installed. Cheers.


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