Can I use Lion on other Macs at home

When I dowload Lion can I share with my other computers with same licence or have to download for each one ? How to go about it ?
Also I  would require to upgrade to more memory, how to see max amount of memory my can have I read that is better to have more than 2 GB and where is best place to buy in Italy or Europe to get a good price or Apple store is the best ?   Is it really necessary to upgrade to Lion ?  Thanks
  Model Name:          iMac
  Model Identifier:          iMac5,1
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo

I have the same situation.  I own five Macs and wanted to install Lion on all.  I download Lion to one of them and since there isn't a disk anymore I wanted to copy and move the downloaded file to my iDisk so that I could download the install files to whichever Mac i was installing it on at the time.  Since the install file is no longer a .dmg file it can't be moved to the iDisk FYI. 
As far as installing it on the other Macs, I called and talked to support and the first person wanted me to install Lion on an external drive and make it a bootable copy.  Then plug the external into each computer, boot it so that it would boot from the external and install Lion that way.  Whatever!  There has to be an easier method.  that guy must have been drunk. The second time i called I got a much better answer.  Simply login to Apple using your Apple ID and go to the area where you purchased Lion.  Do this on every computer that you want to install Lion on.  Click on the Purchased tab and there should be an INSTALL button that you can click to download the install files to that computer.  According to Apple, each license is good for installs on five different computers.

Similar Messages

  • Can't Use Video with other Mac users who use AIM

    I know that ichat is compatible for video chats with other pc users who use aim, but does it work with other mac users who use aim?
    Everytime I try to chat with my friend, I get an error message when trying to start of a video chat.
    BTW, I use a iMac G5 with an isight camera.

    Hi Staci,
    For a Bit of Clarity.
    AOL have their Instant Message App. referred to as AIM.
    Apple decided and did a deal with AOL that iChat could join their service Buddy Lists.
    On these Discussions we tend to refer iChat as Logging into AIM, as they are the servers that the Buddy Lists are held on.
    As iChat can also use Bonjour and Jabber, both of which have their own Buddy list window on your Mac. The Jabber side needs you to have a Jabber screen name - so again people differentiate between this and the AIM side.
    I would guess you friend is trying to make it clear that she is using the AIM side of iChat as opposed to the Jabber side.
    As has been said already, the Application side of things also tend to get referred to generically as "AIM" as well.
    The Mac version has stopped and 4.7 and will only Text chat.
    The PC side needs 5.9 to clearly Video or Audio chat with a Mac using iChat. (AIM 6.0 is not stable enough to A/V chat to iChat).
    1:13 PM Saturday; January 27, 2007

  • Can't use Back to my Mac on OS X Lion

    Hi,
    I have upgraded both my MacBook Pro and iMac 27" to OS X Lion, and set up everything as suggested for the iCloud, but I still can't use Back to my Mac function.  In fact, on the macbook pro, I can't even see the shared sidebar (after trying several suggestions from the communities from 2008).  And on the iMac, I can see the shared sidebar, but there is no option for Back to my Mac.  I sware I've ticked Back to my Mac on the Finder's preferences, and everything apparent from the iCloud.
    It'd be great if someone can point me to the right direction.  Thanks!
    Cheers,

    Carolyn,
    After clicking your link, I think the solution described therein may work -- however, I brought my MBP to the Genius Bar and gave it to them the next 24-48 hours so they could run diagnostic tests, so I am not able to experiment with your solution.  I will say this, though: while I was still trying to fix it myself, I DID get the "Allow me to use my Apple ID to reset my account password" checkbox, which I checked, and on the next screen where it lists my various User Accounts (mine, and Guest), I clicked on mine, typed the password (and every conceivable other password I could possibly think of), but nothing worked.  Then, when it gave me my security question and gave me a link to "Reset my password," no other window popped up to allow me to perform the reset.
    All in all, I'm fairly convinced this is a hardware issue, not a software issue.  My system recognizes my HD sometimes, but not others. Perhaps there is something wrong with the cable connecting the HD to the logic board.

  • Can I use lion for my Desktop?

    Can I use lion for this :
    Hardware Overview:
      Model Name:          Mac Pro
      Model Identifier:          MacPro5,1
      Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
      Processor Speed:          2.8 GHz
      Number Of Processors:          1
      Total Number Of Cores:          4
      L2 Cache (per core):          256 KB
      L3 Cache:          8 MB
      Memory:          12 GB
      Processor Interconnect Speed:          4.8 GT/s
      Boot ROM Version:          MP51.007F.B03
      SMC Version (system):          1.39f11
      SMC Version (processor tray):          1.39f11
    Thanks
    Dan Page

    The hatter is correct that it was pulled. But this is to avoid people buying it by accident.
    If you are certain 10.7 Lion is what you want, it appears you can CALL the Apple online store and they will arrange to sell it to you.
    The same appears to be true of the 10.6.3 DVD. CALL the Apple online store to order.
    http://store.apple.com/us/help/contact

  • What operating system we can use documentations like Microsoft MS office or can is used MS office in Mac pro notebook

    What operating system we can use documentations like Microsoft MS office or can is used MS office in Mac pro notebook?

    MS Office '11 for Mac:    Mac:http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products or http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/, or http://www.libreoffice.org/, or http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php, among many others

  • Can i use a 60 watts  mac charger for an i.book G4

    can i use a 60 watts mac charger for an i.book G4    

    I use a 65 watt for both a G4 iBook and a G4 Powerbook. The 60 watt would just be a little slower. I assume it is not an Apple charger as a 60 watt  is not listed in the linked article.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1565
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1725

  • I have Pages in my IPad, can I use this software in Mac Mini?

    I have Pages in my IPad, can I use this software in Mac Mini?

    Two different Operating Systems and Two different processors in the hardware.
    Peter

  • I downloaded the trial versions of photoshop and Illustrator....But now I can't use it because my mac freezes up, why?

    I downloaded the trial versions of photoshop and illustrator... But now I can't use it because my Mac freezes up whenever I try to use it?  Why is that

    Nobody can tell you anything without proper system info or other technical details.
    Mylenium

  • What software can I use on my new Mac that no longer supports "AppleWorks"? To easily transfer my database for mailmerge.

    What software can I use on my new Mac that no longer supports "AppleWorks"? To easily transfer my database for mailmerge.

    Two thoughts:
    (1)     It is possible that your Adobe software was the result of belonging to a now-discontinued Adobe Print Service Provider program where for a certain annual membership fee, print service providers were provided with (a) both a Windows and Macintosh license to the Adobe print-oriented software products (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat) and (b) special direct product support as well as the ability to put your name on Adobe's website as a member of this program. The program ended over a year ago if I remember correctly.
    (2)     You may wish to contact Adobe Customer Support (not Technical Support) and see if they can track down any and all licenses associated with your company. If you have the names of the former employees who worked with this software, it would be helpful. Likewise, if you were a member of the discontinued Adobe Print Service Provider program, you may have some options for upgrading/updating the software you have.
    Unfortunately, you cannot get any more definitive information about your situation on these forums.
    Good luck.
              - Dov

  • Ipod hp.. can you use it on a mac computer?

    Im going to buy a new computer soon, and i was considering a mac. my only question is if my ipod hp version will work on a mac. any info would help, thanks.

    Then when you get your Mac you will need to download the Mac version of the iPod software updater, and run it to restore your iPod to Mac format. You can then use it on the Mac. Note that this will erase the music on your iPod.

  • Can I use iPod on both Mac & PC?

    Can I use iPod on both Mac & PC?

    If your iPod is formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because the Windows OS does not support the HFS Plus file system and therefore will not see the drive. Macs can read Windows drives so you could restore and format the iPod on a PC, this would also mean any future software updates would have to be done on Windows. Strictly speaking using a Windows formatted iPod on a Mac isn't supported however many people use one without any issue. iTunes will allow you to use an iPod formatted for Windows on a Mac; however Apple currently only supports using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac. Alternatively there are third party programs that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows, this is one for instance gets good reviews: XPlay 2
    You can read another user's experience of using XPlay at this link: iPod on Mac and Windows

  • What kind of convertor can I use with my I mac in Israel?

    What kind of convertor can I use with my I Mac in Israel?

    What do you want to convert? More details about what you are trying to do would help.

  • TS4118 can I use ical on my mac, my iphone and  icloud

    can I use ical on my mac, my iphone and  icloud

    Anneoo,
    Yes, with the caveat that all of your devices/sytems meet the iCloud: System requirements.

  • How can I use Pegasus R6 with Mac mini?

    I bought Pegasus R6 (Promise Technology, Inc). I connected to my Mac mini. But Pegasus R6 did not appear on desktop. In order to use Pegasus, MacBook Pro?iMac must have MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update installed. But Mac mini does not have EFI Firmware Update. How can I use Pegasus R6 with Mac mini?

    Does your Mac Mini have thunderbolt?

  • Hi how can i use imessage from my mac

    hi how can i use imessage from my mac , i tried to text message to one of my contact name but it said the number is not registered with imessage so how can i registered all my contacts to the imessage . thanks

    The person you try to contact has to register his number/his appleID with iMessage.

Maybe you are looking for