Disc Freezes When I Try To Install Leopard
Hello,
I need some help. When I run my OS 10.5 Leopard disc, it gives me the instruction to restart my iMac G5 (which is currently running on OS 10.3.9), so I click the button that is presented to me in the OSX Installer window that restarts the computer, and when it does, it will load up to the point where the background is blue, and then it freezes. I bought the Family Pack, so I should be able to install it on up to 5 computers. When the freezing occurred I installed the disc on a Powerbook G4 that I have and it worked fine. So for an unknown reason, I cannot install it on this computer. I might just go into the Apple Store to have them fix it, but if there is a simpler way, please advise.
Thank You,
max
Not at all. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379?viewlocale=en_US for details.
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