[G5] Cloning G4 to G5 - How to get the OSX Welcome Set-up & Registration Again

[Snow White]

On 08/06/04, "Daniel Brieck Jr." <djbrieck at mac.com> wrote:
 >
 > Does anyone know how to get the mac os x welcome setup  and
 > registration to come up.  There has to be
 > some trick to get this to happen again.

Check out
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107210>
  if you also want to reset the NetInfo database (NetInfo is Mac OS X's 
central
database of user accounts, groups, passwords, printers, computers, and
other configuration information) and basically wipe out all your 
personal
data.


Found the above last year - very handy when you sell your old computer 
or just want that first "Would you like to copy ..."  question asked 
again.

jj



On 14-Mar-05, at 4:21 AM, g5-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
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> On Feb 19, 2005, at 6:32 PM, John Miller wrote:
>
>> Just got a new dual 2.0 G5.  I plan to clone my G4/867 master drive to
>> the G5 hard drive using this 10 step process:
>>
>> 1. Repair permissions/update directory on the G4 with DiskWarrior
>> 2. Put original G5 system restore disk into CD/DVD drive
>> 3. Connect both macs via firewire
>> 4. Boot the G5 into target mode
>> 5. Reformat the G5 drive with Disk Utility
>> 6. Clone the G4 hard drive with Carbon Copy Cloner
>> 7. Shutdown the G5, remove firewire cable
>> 8. Reboot the G5 from the system restore DVD
>> 9. Install the OSX operating system using Archive and Install
>> 10.  Pray like hell
>>
>
> You can pray !
>
> I do not think it is a good idea to have a G4 system on a G5.
> You better call Apple support to check for this.
>
> I have heard of a utility in the Apple software to move from one system
> to another !
> If my memory is good, when you start your G5 for the 1st time it will
> ask you if you want to copy data from another computer, but you need to
> have both computer on a network
>
> Cyril