Downloading Mountain Lion Without A Mac Available.

The hard drive in my Mac has suddenly died beyond repair. I now have a brand new blank hard drive but obviously need a version of OSX on it. Is it possible to download Mountain lion without the use of a Mac? Thanks!

No, there isn't. Call Apple to purchase replacement discs for your computer.
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
The version of OS X installed on your computer originally is not available in any public release form. And, prior to Lion Apple never issued an OS X version you could download. Only incremental updates to a current version of OS X could be downloaded.

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    I just download mountain lion to my mac,  now microsoft office suite doesn't work....it says 'you can't open the application 'microsoft word' because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.  What does this mean and what do I have to do to fix it?? HELP!!

    Install Snow Leopard on another boot partition, or upgrade Microsoft Office to a newer version, or use any number of better alternatives. Some of them are free.
    Consider
    LibreOffice (donation-supported)
    NeoOffice ($10)
    OpenOffice (completely free)
    In addition to the above I also recommend Apple's Pages ($19.99). I use OpenOffice and Pages and have been completely Microsoft - free for over a year now. Life is better without Microsoft.

  • I downloaded Mountain Lion on my Mac Book Pro but when I go to install it, it says "OS X cannot be installed on Lion."   Any advice?

    I downloaded Mountain Lion on my Mac Book Pro but when I go to install it, it says "OS X cannot be installed on Lion."   Any advice?

    Right-Click the "Install OS X Mountain Lion" installer under /Applications and select Show Package Contents and drill down through the folders; Contents/SharedSupport.  Drag the InstallESD.dmg file to your desktop.  Grab an 8GB USB stick as the file is 4.35GB's and might not fit on a 4GB USB stick.  Then mount the DMG by double-clicking it and stick your 8GB USB stick in and that will mount then you can use Disk Utility to restore the DMG to the 8GB USB stick.  Then shutdown and reboot while holding the Option key and select the USB drive.  See if that will let you install Mountain Lion. 
    One more thing, you have to format the USB Stick first and ensure it's set to GUID mode (under Partition tab Options button) or it won't boot.
    More detailed instructions:
    http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/17/make-bootable-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-usb-install -drive/

  • HT1338 I've just tried to download Mountain Lion on my Mac Pro and it says that I can't install it on this computer. Help

    I just tried to download Mountain Lion on my Mac Pro and it says that I can't install it on this computer.
    I have version 10.7.4 installed and I'm using Lion at the moment.
    Could you advise me as to how I obtain Mountian Lion on this computer.
    Thank you

    Check the complete list of supported machines here:
    http://applehelpwriter.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/will-mountain-lion-work-on-my-ol d-mac/
    (ToU Disclaimer: this link to my site contains other links which promote my services as a technical writer)

  • Can I download Mountain Lion if my Mac is a 10.5.8?

    Can i download Mountian lion if my mac is a 10.5.8

    Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
    You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.
    Upgrading to Snow Leopard
    You must purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
    After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mountain Lion if your computer meets the requirements.
         Snow Leopard General Requirements
           1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
           2. 1GB of memory
           3. 5GB of available disk space
           4. DVD drive for installation
           5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
               fees may apply.
           6. Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and
               terms apply.
    Upgrading to Lion
    If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
    You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
         Lion System Requirements
           1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
               or Xeon processor
           2. 2GB of memory
           3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
           4. 7GB of available space
           5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
    Upgrading to Mountain Lion
    To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
         OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
           Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
             7. Xserve (Early 2009)
         Are my applications compatible?
             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
         For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.

  • How to download Mountain Lion without the App Store?

    How I'm able to download and purchase Mountain Lion without App Store?
    I removed the App Store since it was annoying in my application bar and I didn't use it anyway. Right after I searched up all files connected to it and deleted them. This was about 6 months ago.
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    Since Mountain Lion was coming out in a few days I waited on it, now it's out and I can't purchase it >.>
    Screenshots:
    App Store:
    Trying to open it:
    Trying to purchase Mountain Lion from the site:

    Restore your system from your Time Machine backup.
    Or if you do not have a full system backup make one using Time Machine. Then download the 10.6.8 combo updater and appy it to your system <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399>.
    Or, you can purchase OS X 10.8 on your Macbook Pro, download, transfer the installer to iMac and install it. Just be sure and backup the installer to an external HDD BEFORE you install it on the iMac.
    In the future just remove the icon from the Dock and you won't have this problem. Also, make backups.

  • Download mountain lion on different mac..

    i download mountainlion on my macbook.but i want use it for my Imac..can i use it on Imac instead?d

    You can download Mountain Lion from your App store account for any machine that you own and which is compatible with it, without having to pay again.
    Just log into the App store from the iMac, go to your 'Purchases' tab and hit 'Install'.
    For a list of compatible machines, see
    http://applehelpwriter.com/2012/08/03/will-mountain-lion-work-on-my-old-mac/
    (ToU Disclaimer: this links to my website which carries links to other pages which promote my services as a technical writer)

  • I have been downloading mountain lion to my Mac computer for over 4 hours and it is only about 2/3 of the way through and seems to be stuck.  What can I do?     It is an I mac and only 2 years old with 8 GB memory and has OSX 10.6.8 on it.  I did update a

    I have been downloading Mountain Lion for MAC for over 4 hrs. and it seems to be stuck about 2/3 of the way through.  I have a I mac that is only 2 yrs old has 8 GB memory and I updated all software, checked utilitie for any disc repairs andbacked up everything before I started this process.  Can someone tell me what to do  Right now the version is OSX 10.6.8.

    Let it go... these DL's take forever, depending on the spped of your connection and the traffic on the servers.
    If by morning it is still sitting there restart and the DL should pick up from where it left off.

  • I am unable to Download Mountain Lion for my Mac Pro.

    This really *****. Now I know why I can't download Mountain Lion!!!! I have an 8 core Mac Pro at 3ghz
    Hardware Overview:
      Model Name:          Mac Pro
      Model Identifier:          MacPro2,1
      Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
      Processor Speed:          3 GHz
      Number of Processors:          2
      Total Number of Cores:          8
      L2 Cache (per Processor):          8 MB
      Memory:          16 GB
      Bus Speed:          1.33 GHz
      Boot ROM Version:          MP21.007F.B06
      SMC Version (system):          1.15f3
      Serial Number (system):          157191HTUPZ
      Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-0019E3F8CB92
    And It is too slow to run Mountain Lion. I doubt it. This would not be the case if Apple Supported the Cores parallelism as they are suposed to do. I know this computer is faster than my MacBookPro; How about it Apple, Why not write software to support all my 8 cores and you won;t have to force me to stop using the new Apple System Software. Why can't we users be the ones to determine if our machines run too slow under Mountain Lion? I can't afford a new Mac Pro; you surely now how to hurt a User/Developer.
    Thanks for Nothing, Apple!
    USER/Developer
    Robert Adams

    As a Developer, you are bound by your agreement to not use public forums to discuss beta products.
    Pls, use the confidential forums in the Dev Center for this purpose, thanks.

  • Downloading Mountain Lion from The Mac App Store.

    I'm currently downloading Mountain Lion for my Imac from the Mac App Store. If I put my computer to sleep, the download stops, can I put my Desktop to sleep or will the download still stop?

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    You can pause the download as many times as you need. The download will resume when you wake up the iMac

  • I was downloading Mountain Lion to My Mac Laptop, but then it stopped downloading and now it says there is an error! What should I do??

    So, I was downloading Mountian Lion to my mac.... It was taking a while but I thought possibly that was normal. When I checked back, Mountain Lion was gone, not even downloading anymore and I thought to myself, It couldn't be downloaded already. So I went to the app store and it now says an error has occured... I have no idea what to do now...... Can someone help please?

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    Press Shift key on boot, open App Store and download Mountain Lion. If the error appears, contact with iTunes support > http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/contact

  • Download Mountain Lion to one Mac, but then install it on a different Mac instead?

    Can I purchase and download OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store to one Mac, not install it on that Mac, transfer the downloaded file to another Mac, and install it on that other Mac instead?

    Yes.
    How to make a bootable Mountain Lion install drive
    by Dan Frakes, Macworld.com 
    https://www.macworld.com/article/1167857/how_to_make_a_bootable_mountain_lion_in stall_drive.html

  • Buy mountain lion without my mac

    My nephew installed a fake copy of mountain lion on my macbook pro then tried to delete it. Now the HDD is erased to include the recovery. My mac did not come with a recovery disk. I want to purchase mountain lion so I can reinstall OSX but I cant find any way to buy it without me being on my mac. Is there a recovery file I can locate or a way to buy the legit app without my mac running properly?
    Thanks

    Have you tried plugging the Mac to have wired Internet access, then holding down Command R prior to the startup chime?  If your Mac is reasonably recent, it should attempt to do an Internet-based Recovery Mode boot from Apple's servers, not requiring the use of the now-blank hard drive.
    If/when that occurs, go straight into "Reinstall...". The Mac will have identified itself with Apple's servers thru its serial #, from which the OS version you are entitled to will be made available.
    If that doesn't work, you will have to find a Mac of the same model and OS to construct a Recovery Mode USB Drive that you can boot off from. Worst case, you have to schedule a visit to the Bar at the Store and have the Geniuses do their magic (which is basically doing what I mentioned above).
    http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433

  • I can not download mountain lion on my mac pro

    I am trying to download lion from snow lepard  . i only see lion icon and no download what do i do?

    I'm not sure I understand what you have tried or what you are seeing. Mountain Lion can only be downloaded from the App Store (found in the Applications folder in Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later). Lion is no longer available in the App Store, unless you had already purchased it at some point before Mountain Lion was released, in which case you can re-download it from your purchase history.
    First, check and see if your hardware meets the requirements for Mountain Lion:
    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
    If it does, you should be able to open the App Store, find Mountain Lion and install it from there. It will begin a 4+ GB download. When that download is complete, the installer should run automatically. If the download is interrupted, that will not happen. You can always re-start the download from the Purchases tab in the App Store.

  • Hi, I've replaced my HDD to an SSD and wonder if I can download Mountain Lion without having to pay for it again?

    Well?

    Of course. Once you have purchased Mountain Lion, you can install it in all your Macs as many times as you want free of charge.
    If you have already installed another OS X version on the iMac, open the Mac App Store, log in with your Apple ID, go to Purchases and download OS X Mountain Lion.
    If the SSD hasn't got any operating system and you keep the HDD, you can buy a USB to SATA cable to connect the HDD to the iMac, and then, turn it on. Finally, start up into the HDD and use the Disk Utility's Restore feature to restore the HDD onto the SSD > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU7.html

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