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Hi guys, I have an old 2006 MacBook Pro 17", 3GB RAM and Core 2 Duo.

I want to do a fresh factory reset but don't have the original install discs and the last time I tried to do this I had to login online and pay for the latest version Of OSX but my machine was too old and it wasn't supported so I was wondering what's the best way to go about doing a factory reset on an old machine without the install discs?...

Thanks