Can't re-install osx lion / osx mavericks
Hey guys I have a MBP 13" Late 2011.
My problem is that just recently, I was not able to boot into osx mavericks. (Originally had Lion, but I upgraded)
It kept getting stuck at the apple boot logo. I had windows 7 installed on my macbook through bootcamp and I'm able to boot there just fine.
I ended up having to erase my osx mavericks hdd. I was planning on reinstalling mavericks, but I wasn't able to because it said I needed to have osx lion installed. I don't have the install disk, if there is one, because it was pre-installed when the laptop was bought. I also don't have the original apple id that was used to purchase osx lion.
Is there some other way to re-install osx mavericks?
Thanks
That's the problem. Mavericks has to be downloaded with your user ID in order for it to install. What model is your system?
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