1. Setting Up Mac OS X Lion

In This Chapter:

Installing Mac OS X Lion

Configuring Mac OS X Lion

Before you can use Mac OS X Lion, you must install it on your computer and configure it to work the way you need it to. These are two separate steps and you may not need to do both.

• If you purchased a new computer with Mac OS X Lion already installed, you won’t need to install it, so you can skip the first half of this chapter. When you start your computer for the first time, it’ll open the Setup Assistant to step you through the process of configuring your computer. This is discussed in the second half of this chapter.

• If you are upgrading a Mac you already own to Mac OS X Lion, you’ll need to install Lion on your computer as discussed in the ...

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