Did Mac OS X 10.5.8's Airport Update reset anyone's AP to use?

Hello!
I was doing big updates in Mac OS X 10.5.8 through its Software Update earlier on a client's MacBook Pro. After the required reboot, I noticed it went to an open AP (titled Linksys, duh) instead of the protected AP I was on earlier. I had to re-enter the datas and stuff even though it has a history of previous APs. Weird that it forgot the one it was just on!
Did anyone experience that too with the latest Airport update? Thank you in advance.

Old Toad wrote:
iLife was never a part of a system upgrade. iLife came preinstalled on new Macs or on separately offerend iLife boxed discs. Upgrading from one version, like 08 to 09, to the next required purchase of the appropriate iLife disc.
If your client bought his Mac in 2008 he would have had iLife 08 preinstalled which included iPhoto 7 which will work under Lion and Mt. Lion. One can install Lion or Mt. Lion without losing the applications that are already installed on the Mac.
iPhoto 7 can be reinstalled by using the disks that came with the Mac. It wiould be similar to one of these:
Just do a custon install using the "Install Bundled Software" installer.
The newest iPhoto is very good and has lots of capability that iPhoto 7 doesn't have. Have you client go to the Apple iPhoto tutorials website and learn about the new version so he can decide if he wants to make the leap.
OT
Thanks. I was hoping to avoid migrating old programs over and only migrating user data. No settings, no applications, etc. Wow, I am surprised that old version would work in 10.8 even with iDevices like iPhone 4S? I will see if he still has his old discs.

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