Hand-me down MacBook.

My friend upgraded and gave me his old MacBook and Mac Mini. Yes, he really did! He had installed Mountain Lion and Pages, but I would like to buy/install my own copies. When I go to the app store, I can't buy them on my account because they are already installed. Is there a trick to this?

Thanks for the quick reply. The Pages download worked, but Mountain Lion doesn't show up in my apps folder - or anywhere for that matter. In the app store, I do see the price, not "installed" but when I click to buy, it says the software is already installed. My system is OSX 10.8.2, so I know it is here somewhere...I just don't see it, even in a search. I think I'm going bonkers...

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Alanmeats,
Do you know the year of production (e.g., "15-inch Late 2011")?
Never mind - it looks as if it's a mid-late 15" 2009.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
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we have 2 computer in our house already connected thru our linksys wrt54g v8 router. mama compter is hard-wired, and my baby laptop is wireless. we wanted to add the step-child computer to the network and especially so my daughter can have internet.
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and furthernore (*grin*) i dont even know if this file ive downloaded and copied to the s-c computer is even the file needed for installation of if its just an upgrade to firmware.
is there any hope for the step-child computer or is it doomed unless i get a in-board adapter with ethernet? the thought process on that prospect is this free hand-me-down computer is starting to add up as weve already boaught a mouse and keyboard as well as the usb wireless adapter. if im SOL on getting linksys installed to this computer im gonna be so so so sad.
with that said, if i am SOL, please break it to me gently.
Message Edited by betcsu on 08-03-2009 06:19 PM

thats not what im trying to do.
i sinply want to add my new/used computer to the network using a usb wireless adapter.
i do not have the installation cd and the new/used computer doiesnt have ethernet for me to use the web baed utlity.
is there a d/l of the installation cd somewhere? i can not believe i acnt find the dumb cd! i used it just last month when i re-formatted the kids computer and now i cant find it to add this computer. UGH! is there anything i can do to get this new/old computer on the net for my daughter. SHES_DRIVING_ME_BONKERS!

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... I can use software that isn't officially "identified" by apple, even though it is trusted.
Apple's philosophy is such that a Mac user with Admin privileges always has control over what he or she installs. As I wrote Gatekeeper will serve to protect you against inadvertently installing malware, including the adware that is affecting your Mac. Adware does not get installed on its own - it requires your explicit permission, which you provided by supplying your Admin name and password. When that dialog appears, it should be expected, not a surprise, and its implications should be clearly understood. By providing your credentials OS X concludes you know what you're doing and the reason you're doing it. Determining the "trusted" aspect of software thereby falls to you.
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An EtreCheck report generated on a Mac as it ships from Apple will show no entries under Kernel Extensions, Launch Agents, User Launch Agents, Safari Extensions, 3rd Party Preference Panes, etc. Everything that appears under those headings is there because you installed them. As I wrote it's a user's responsibility to understand the specific benefits they are intended to convey, the effects they will have, and the means of uninstalling them should they result in unacceptable performance - which was your original complaint.
It's also possible that the slowdowns are not caused by software, but given the extent to which your system has been modified, hardware failure is less likely than incompatible or poorly implemented software.
... anything that isn't officially "identified" by apple is adware?
Although OS X incorporates specific prohibitions against installing common malware, they can hardly attempt to classify specific user-installed modifications as adware. The only certain way to do that would be to prevent user-installed system modifications altogether, in the same manner as they do with iOS (iPads and iPhones).
Adware's appearance changes approximately every day. Their pathetic developers are desperate to change its appearance in an effort to continue their deceptive tactics, and a simple change of a file name precludes a reliable automated means of intercepting it. That's the reason it's incumbent upon Mac users to educate themselves about its appearance so that they are not so easily gulled into installing some junk. Gatekeeper merely helps you understand that's what you'd be doing.
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