User Manual

48 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
To install Mac OS X and the applications that came with your MacBook Air, using a
partner computer:
1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 46.
2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X.
Status messages appear on the other computer’s screen during installation.
3 Click Customize to select what to install (Mac OS X and Bundled Software, or Bundled
Software Only), or click Install to perform a basic installation.
To install iCal, iChat AV, iSync, iTunes, Safari, and the iLife ’08 applications, you need to
select Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions, selecting your MacBook Air as the destination volume
for installation.
Note: To restore Mac OS X on your computer to the original factory settings, click
Options in the “Select a Destination” pane of the Installer, and then select “Erase and
Install.” This option erases your MacBook Air hard disk, so be sure you’ve backed up
important information.
5 Click OK in Remote Install Mac OS X, and, when installation is done, click Quit to exit
Remote Install Mac OS X.
Resetting Your Password
You can reset your administrator password and passwords for all other accounts.
To reset your password, using a partner computer and Remote Install Mac OS X:
1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 46.
2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X.