How can I reinstall Mac OS X leopard without all the languages and other software I won't need?

How can I reinstall Mac OS X leopard without all the languages and other software I won't need. Read above. I don't have my macbook pro yet but I am going to reinstall mac os x and want to do it without all the junk I won't need.

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Use Custom Setup When you boot to your Leopard disk, and you start the install process, first select an "Erase and Install" installation. This will clear out the hard disk in advance of installing OS X. Then, keep your eye out for the Install Summary Screen, and click "Customize."

You can then deselect components from the Custom Install pane. You can deselect printer drivers, languages, voices, and other cruft here to thin out the OS X footprint. That's pretty much all there is to that.

You can refer to the offical Installation and Setup guide that has screenshots and discusses the various options: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Leopard_Install-Setup.pdfAfter OS X is installed, you can use a freeware app called Youpi Optimizer to crawl through your Applications folder and delete all the languages you don't need. This is handy if you're concerned about drive space. As you add programs to your Mac, these extra languages can add up.

I just ran it on mine and I can save 1.1 GB by deleting the language files I don't need. There's a chance that doing this could cause a program to perform incorrectly, but I personally haven't had a problem with it. You can read about it and download it here: http://phupe.club.fr/english/YOIndex.html .

Couple options before re-install. First, congrats on deciding to buy a MacBook Pro! :) There are actually several programs that can remove all of the extra language files from the Mac OS and other applications without having to do a complete re-install.

Monolingual, Youpi Optimizer, and XSlimmer. Macaroni performs other maintenance as well, and allows you to have it automatically search your system periodically to delete unneeded languages from applications. Be careful with these applications though, I've seen some reports (especially from Youpi) that some applications either got stuck in another language after running the program, or wouldn't run at all.

Another tool you can use whether you use the above programs or not is called Disk Inventory X. It basically finds the largest files on your hard drive and gives you a visual representation of them, so that you can then decide which ones to delete to free up some hard drive space. For future use you may also want to take a look at AppZapper, a cheap little app that will help you when you want to remove applications from your system.

When you want to "uninstall" an application from Mac OS X, all you really need to do is go to Applications in the Finder and drag the icon to the trash, but it does leave behind some . Plist files and other preference and support files sometimes, depending on the application. These are usually only a few kilobytes each, but every little bit helps sometimes.

You can accomplish the same thing as what AppZapper does with Spotlight though (the built-in search feature in OS X), as AppZapper itself is using Spotlight to find the support files. Another way to clear out a lot of space is by deleting printer drivers that you don't need. Apple includes hundreds of them for ease-of-use so you can just plug-in almost any printer and have it work out of the box, but if you have a Canon printer you really don't need the HP, Xerox, etc drivers.

They are located in /Library/Printers and you can just drag the ones you don't need to the trash. Or delete them all and just download the drivers for your particular printer from the web and install those. If you do decide to do a clean install anyway, simply put the Leopard restore disc that came with your MBP into the drive and reboot the computer.

When the computer is booting back up, hold down the C key on the keyboard, which is the shortcut for booting from a CD/DVD (here is a document showing other bootup shortcut keys, as well as other shortcut keys throughout the system). When it reboots from the CD it will start the installation guide that will walk you through the install. On the "Select Destination" screen, you'll see an Options button in the lower right corner.

Choose Erase & Install. This will completely erase your hard drive and put on a fresh install of Leopard. Once you get to the "Install Summary" screen, you'll want to click on the Customize button.

This will allow you to uncheck all of the extra languages, fonts, printer drivers and applications that you do not need. All of this info and screenshots of what it looks like are actually found in the Leopard Install Manual (PDF). For general Mac OS info for new users I definitely recommend checking out Mac 101 on the Apple Support site, it's quite helpful for new people.

They also have one called Switch 101 specifically for people switching to a Mac from Windows. Also helpful! Also just be aware that the Apple Support site is actually quite good and easy to use, so you can usually find answers to a lot of questions there.

There is also a discussions area where you can get help from some pretty clever people. And, Manuals for all of your products, in case you lose one. Sources: Personal experience Derek(SA)'s Recommendations Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual Amazon List Price: $34.99 Used from: $18.90 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 48 reviews) Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Peachpit Learning Series Amazon List Price: $29.99 Used from: $17.59 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 24 reviews) Some basic Leopard info.

I had the Missing Manual for Tiger and it was quite good. Derek(SA)'s Recommendations Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials (2nd Edition) (Apple Training) Amazon List Price: $54.99 Used from: $53.34 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 3 reviews) This is the training guide for people seeking to be certified Apple technicians, a lot of much more in-depth info here if you are interested in it. (I don't think it's been updated for Leopard yet though) .

You can do it without re-installing Leopard. A shareware product called Macaroni - atomicbird.com/macaroni" rel="nofollow">atomicbird.com/macaroni - can remove unused language files and perform other clean-up, maintenance and streamlining work on your Mac without re-installing the operating system. It works right from your system preferences panel, costs $10, and can be demo-ed free for 35 days.

Most functions can be accomplished by simply checking boxes. More advanced stuff can be found by searching Macworld. Com for Macaroni and simply copying a few lines of text.

I highly recommend it. Sources: atomicbird.com/macaroni" rel="nofollow">atomicbird.com/macaroni .

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