Can i uninstall Lion

i have installed Lion and having too many issues.
have tried to re-install OS X from CD but computer won't allow it.
any ideas how i can un-install Lion for now?

Do you have a backup of your iMac?
You will need to wipe your drive and install Snow Leopard and then restore your settings, applications and data from your backup, either from a clone or Time Machine.

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My mac keeps freezing...How can I uninstall lion?

My mac keeps freezing on me, particularly when Im on safari. The most annoying part is that it happens three or four times in a matter of an hour, and then Im prompted to submit a report that feels like a joke considering that we have yet to see an update for lion solving this issue, and the problem persists. How can I uninstall lion and get macs previous iOS back?

Downgrade Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.1.
If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups, do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion files.

I installed lion on my MB '08. Since then, the machine stocks form time to time. sometimes three or four times a day. Due Lion is an app as well I would like to uninstall it to try how the machine works. How can I uninstall Lion from my MacBook '08 ?

I installed lion on my MB '08. Since then, the machine stocks form time to time. sometimes three or four times a day. Due Lion is an app as well I would like to uninstall it to try how the machine works. How can I uninstall Lion from my MacBook '08 ?

Restore the backup you took before the upgrade.
Allan

Can you uninstall lion 10.7?

Lion 10.7 is not supported by my university (wasnt aware) and now I can't use the wireless printing function.
Can I uninstall Lion without a disc?
Thanks

cameron138 wrote:
Lion 10.7 is not supported by my university (wasnt aware) and now I can't use the wireless printing function.
Can I uninstall Lion without a disc?
Thanks
You can uninstall Lion by using the upgrade Snow Leopard disc or original OSX Install disc that came with your system. Remember to do a clean install (Erase the disk) of the older OS as you will be installing an earlier version of Mac OS X.
EDIT: To reinstall an older version of OSX just do the following:
Shut Down your Mac.
Push the power button to turn it back on.
Hold the "option" key.
Insert your earlier OSX install disc.
The disc should appear on the screen, select it using the keyboard arrow keys.
Once the disc is selected hit the "Return" key.
The disc should load.
Message was edited by: vea1083

How can I uninstall Lion?

I'm getting a window saying the installation has failed, that I should reinstall Lion. How can I uninstall it?

http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
And this link for How to create Lion Recovery Drive just went MIA / "404"
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4713
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
You can also use the OS X Lion installer from the Mac App Store to create an external bootable drive, complete with a Recovery HD partition. See this article for more details. This approach will, at least, create a bootable drive with Recovery HD which you can carry with you in case you need to use Internet Restore or make use of the other utilities Recovery HD provides.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4649

Can you uninstall Lion?

Lion won't let me send out of Outlook on Mac Office 2011
Need to uninstall

Restore the backup you made before you replaced your operating system.

Can't uninstall Office 2008 on Mountain Lion

I recently bought a MacBook Pro and put my account on it, from Time Machine, from my previous MacBook. This included Office 2008 which I then had to reinstall in order to update the licence code (my wife has the old MacBook, so we couldn't both use Office simultaneously). Then I upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion. However it now won't install any Office updates - I get the message:
"You cannot install Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.0 Update on this volume. A version of the software required to install this update was not found on this volume."
I have tried every workaround suggested - and there are a few - including the one where you edit the package_update file. No success at all.
The simplest workaround ought to be to uninstall Office altogether and do a clean re-install. But here's the thing: I can't uninstall, neither by dragging it to the trash, nor by using Remove Office. Each time I try, I get this message:
"The operation can’t be completed because some items had to be skipped. For each item, choose File > Get Info, make sure “Locked” is deselected, and then check the Sharing & Permissions section. When you are sure the items are unlocked and not designated as Read Only or No Access, try again."
There are 1382 files to delete, so I'm not going to check each one using Get Info. I've used Disk Utility to repair permissions - no joy.
Can someone help me uninstall

dnr16 wrote:
OK, I finally solved it myself - though this may not work for everyone. My wife's MacBook was still running Lion and was able to install all the Office 2008 updates. So I copied the updated version across. I then had to re-register it with my own code.
Simple, in a way. But why did it have to be so hard in the first place? I still don't understand why I couldn't uninstall Office.
Probably something that can be addressed by the developers on MS Office on their Troubleshoting forums, perhaps.
Pete

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You can't uninstall an OS. You can only erase and re-install the previous OS. You would also need a backup of your previous data.

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Just to add to the conversation with some helpful information.
Prior to install i was more worried about finding a Quicken replacement than anything (decided on iBank). I installed Lion and then realized as I was going through my system that Parallel 5 set up for my previous employer. As suspected, it did not work. So I upgraded Parallels planning to eventually set it up again in the future including reinstalling the version of windows. When I finally logged on with after the upgrade, all my files, etc. was still there. Shocking but true. Double check to see if this occured with any one else. Good luck.

How can I uninstall an apple app in Lion?

How can i uninstall an apple application in lion?

Depends on which app you want to uninstall. If you purchased an app from the app store, just remove it from the applications directory.

Can I uninstall Maverick. Too slow

I have a new iMac which had Mountain Lion installed. Since updating to Maverick, its so slow. Can I uninstall Maverick back to Mountain Lion, and how please would I do this - step by step - appreciate your help.

You need a full TimeMachine backup:
See: OS X Mavericks: Revert to a previous OS X version
But it would probably better to find out what is causing the slowness.
Only, you would need to tell us more about your installition and what is not working properly.

My Microsoft Office 2004 stopped working after upgrading to MT. How can I get it to work, or, how can I uninstall MT?

My Microsoft Office 2004 stopped working after upgrading to Mountain Lion. How can I get it to work again, or, how can I uninstall MT?

Office 2004 Applications Won't Work in Lion
You must have Office 2004 which is a PPC-only suite and will not work in Lion. You need to upgrade to Office 2011 - Mactopia - or you can try the freeware suite, Libre Office, that is functionally similar to Office 2007 for Windows except it works on Lion.
You may want to consider as well:
These two suites are similar to Libre Office but not as current or as well-supported:
NeoOffice
Open Office
And, then there is Apple's iWork suite:
Pages - word processing and layout
Keynote - presentation
Numbers - spreadsheet
Each can open and save Office compatible files. They may be purchased separately via the Mac App Store for $19.99 each.
(Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.)

Problems with current version of AIR. Won't load and also can't uninstall

I have recently purchased a new Mac and loaded the most recent version of AIR but now when I try to run it I keep getting the following message
This application requires a version of Adobe AIR which cannot be found.
Please download the latest version of the runtime from
http://www.adobe.com/go/getair,
or contact the application author for an updated version.
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Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I had AIR 3 on my MacBook Pro before I updated it to Lion. I use AIR 3 to run McMillan Study guides Master your CDCs. when I updated my mac to lion and tried to run the application the application couldn't find AIR 3 on my mac. So I uninstalled it and tried to install it again. when I tried to install it the installer program doesn't open. please help me this program is crucial for my upgrade training.
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Is this the error you are getting when you are installing AIR 3.0? Or is this the error you are getting after you've already installed AIR 3.0 and attempting to run AIR applications? If it's the latter, which applications are you trying to run? Can you please send us your logs so that we can investigate further? Thanks!
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How can I get Lion to work with label printer- Brother QL 570 or Dymo 450 Turbo?

I can't get Lion to work with label printers, either Brother QL 570 or Dymo Turbo 450. I want to uninstall Lion and use Snow Leopard unless there is a way to make Lion work with these devices. Any ideas?

Dymo has released new drivers since Lion came out. Have you downloaded and
installed them from the Dymo website?
Some people have said that their Dymo label printers were set to off line by Lion, but
worked fine after going to Print & Scan, selecting the Dymo printer, and making sure
it was active/on-line. I had to do that with my Dymo 450 Label Writer.
I cannot offer any tips about Brother, but you may wish to check their website
for latest drivers.

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