Hi I am interested in upgrading to snow leopard but I've heard it messed up peoples computers on occassion. Is there any advantages upgrading to Snow from Leopard?

Hi, I am interested in upgrading to snow leopard but I've heard in some cases it messed up peoples computers. Is there any advantages in upgrading to Snow Leopard from Leopard? Thank you in advance for the advice . Here are my computer specs (Leopard 10.5.8.)
Model Name:    iMac
Model Identifier:    iMac7,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:    2 GHz
Number Of Processors:    1
Total Number Of Cores:    2
L2 Cache:    4 MB
Memory:    2 GB
Bus Speed:    800 MHz

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Hi, I am interested in upgrading to snow leopard but I've heard in some cases it messed up peoples computers. Is there any advantages in upgrading to Snow Leopard from Leopard? Thank you in advance for the advice!

Hi, I am interested in upgrading to snow leopard but I've heard in some cases it messed up peoples computers. Is there any advantages in upgrading to Snow Leopard from Leopard? Thank you in advance for the advice points will be given to multiple users. Here are my computer specs (Leopard 10.5.8.)
Model Name:    iMac
Model Identifier:    iMac7,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:    2 GHz
Number Of Processors:    1
Total Number Of Cores:    2
L2 Cache:    4 MB
Memory:    2 GB
Bus Speed:    800 MHz

You need not upgrade unless there is something you do that cannot be done unless you upgrade. Upgrading OS X doesn't mess up anyone's computer. Users mess up their computers.
Your model has 2 GBs of RAM which is adequate for Snow Leopard although 4 GBs would be better. Upgrading to Snow Leopard will cost $29.00. You can order from Apple's Online Store. Here's a good procedure to follow:
How to Install OS X Updates Successfully
A. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions:
Boot from your current OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
B. Make a Bootable Backup Using Restore Option of Disk Utility:
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
C. Important: Please read before installing:
If you have a FireWire hard drive connected, disconnect it before installing the update unless you will boot from this drive and install the update on it. Reconnect it and turn it back on after installation is complete and you've restarted.
You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Downloads to update. While the installation is in progress do not use the computer.
D. To upgrade:
Purchase the Snow Leopard Retail DVD.
Boot From The OS X Installer Disc:
Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
Restart the computer.
Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo appears.
Wait for installer to finish loading.
E. If updating:
Download and install update(s)
Use Software Update, or
Download standalone updater(s).

HT1338 im on osx snow leopard but the lion is no longer available on app store. How can i still upgrade to lion? my computer by the way is not compatible with mountain lion. thanks

im on osx snow leopard but the lion is no longer available on app store. How can i still upgrade to lion? my computer by the way is not compatible with mountain lion. thanks

Hello royalaqua,
I do think you should ask yourself if upgrading to Lion is the right course to take.
Snow Leopard is an excellent OS and Lion has literally been frozen out after barely a year. Remember too that some of your apps may not work with Lion (those that have Rosetta, for example) so that could mean more new purchases. Plus you may need to uprate your RAM too.

Running Snow Leopard and having issues syncing. Are there any donwload/upgrades that can help?

...besides Lion, which I am unable to download because it is telling me I don't have enough memory on my Mac. I am looking for a way toset up iCloud on my desktop. I still get the mobileme logo oin my system preferences???

Running Snow Leopard and having issues syncing. Are there any donwload/upgrades that can help?
Yes. iCoud requires Lion v10.7.2
Read here > Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices.
am looking for a way toset up iCloud on my desktop
It can't be done with Snow Leopard.

I have an 06' macbook and I just bought an 07' macbook.. The 06' has os x 10.6 but the 07' has 10.5.. I no longer have the disk for snow leopard. Is there ANY way to get snow leopard from the old computer to the other without having to buy it again?

I have an 06' macbook and I just bought an 07' macbook.. The 06' has os x 10.6 but the 07' has 10.5.. I no longer have the disk for snow leopard. Is there ANY way to get snow leopard from the old computer to the other without having to buy it again?

Technical issues aside, there's still a legal issue.
Neither 2006 nor 2007 MacBooks shipped with Snow Leopard 'factory' installed. OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard became available in September 2009. So you purchased and installed a Snow Leopard upgrade disc on the 2007 system at some point.
If your Snow Leopard upgrade was a single-user copy, then legally, you need to purchase another one for the second computer. If your Snow Leopard upgrade was a Family Pack 5-user license, then you're good to go.
http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MC574Z/A?pqid=QTUXD7AF4YU9FJD YUTDPCKYKUDDDXKHTK
If you have an active MobileMe account, Apple was giving away a single-user upgrade copy of Snow Leopard for a limited time, and you should have received an email with a link, or been offered the opportunity when you signed in to your MobileMe account on the web:
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/04/24/free-snow-leopard-discs-for-mobileme-users-n ow-arriving/
Worst case, single-user Snow Leopard upgrade discs are $29 retail, direct from Apple. I'd hate to have two computers and no OS installation CD's for whatever version I'm currently using.

I have intel mac 10.411, want to access iTunes, won't let me unless upgrade tp itunes 10, but it needs OSX 10.5. I just want to download some music, not upgrade my operating system. It's not THAT old. Ideas?

I have intel mac 10.411, want to access iTunes, won't let me unless upgrade tp itunes 10, but it needs OSX 10.5. I just want to download some music, not upgrade my operating system. It's not THAT old. Ideas?

As long as you don't need all the bells and whistles of the iTunes Store such as Ping, and don't need to sync an iOS device running iOS 4.x, then iTunes 9.2.1 should work for you. It should be available via Software Update, but if not, you can still get it here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1056
but it would be best to upgrade your Mac to Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6, since it's probable that eventually the iTunes Store will no longer support iTunes 9.x.
Regards.
P.S. Mac OS X 10.4 was discontinued three and a half years ago, so yes, it's getting rather long in the tooth. Cheers.

Are there any available upgrades or updates for osx 10.6.8

are there any available upgrades or updates for OS X 10.6.8 Version 5.1.10 (6534.59.10)

Open the Mac App Store and try downloading Yosemite. If you get told it's incompatible, choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, check if the computer has at least a Xeon or Core 2 Duo(not Core Duo) CPU and 2GB of RAM, and if it does, click here and order a download code for Lion 10.7.
Back up your data and check your applications for compatibility before upgrading. In particular, Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC programs such as versions of Microsoft Office prior to 2008.
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Is there any advantage to upgrading to 10.7 instead of 10.8?

Adobe has upgraded Connect to 9.3. 9.3 unfortunately isn't fully compatible with my OS 10.6.8. Since I use Connect to tutor students at my online university, I need full functionality. Adobe told me that Connect 9.3 will work with 10.7 through 10.9, but NOT 10.10. My choices are either 10.10 for free, or paying $20 to get either 10.7 or 10.8, unless I know someone who downloaded 10.9 and would let me access their account. Is there any advantage of 10.7 over 10.8, or should I just go to 10.8? I'm thinking 10.8 will probably last longer before Adobe Connect puts out a version that will require me to upgrade again, but I don't know if there were any advantages of 10.7 over 10.8. I kept 10.6 because it allows the operation of Rosetta, which allows me access to all the old emails and pieces I wrote in the old AOL for Mac OS X, but I think some of them I'll be able to open in other apps from the finder at least, albeit with a lot of junk symbols that will make them hard to read. I have to be able to work though, so I need to be able to have full functionality with Adobe Connect, so work trumps personal items I've stored, alas. Anyway, is there any advantage to picking 10.7, or should I just go to 10.8?

Eric Root wrote:
10.8
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Application Compatibility
Applications Compatibility (2)
Do a backup before installing.
Yes, the lack of compatibility with Rosetta is what's kept me at 10.6.8. I used to save everything in AOL for Mac OS X, both emails and things I'd written, until AOL came out with a completely different application and I realized that eventually I wouldn't be able to run the old AOL. Before my last upgrade, from 10.5 to 10.6, I thought I was going to lose the old AOL, so I did convert a bunch of files to Word or pdf or both, and more recently I've converted some others, but I have something like 15 years worth of correspondence and other items, so it would be difficult to convert them all.
Thanks for the articles.
Thanks for the backup reminder. My external hard drive died earlier this week, and so I bought two new ones specifically so that I could backup before upgrading (and so I'd have a backup backup and never be without at least one backup again ).

I messed up when I bought the second season of Game of Thrones recently. I wanted to buy the season pass but it seems I bought the first four episodes instead. Is there any way of upgrading to the season pass, without having to download those I have?

I messed up when I bought the second season of Game of Thrones recently. I wanted to buy the season pass, but it seems I bought the first four episodes instead. Is there any way of upgrading to the Season Pass now, without having to download those first four episodes again? Don't think my download limit will cope! Thanks for your advice.

Not that I am aware.

I needed memory to upgrade so I exported all of my iphoto to an external hard drive. The photos are fine but the videos are blank. I emptied the trash. Is there any way to recover the videos?

I needed memory to upgrade so I exported all of my iphoto to an external hard drive. I then deleted and emptied the trash. The photos are fine but the videos are blank. Is there any way to recover the videos? Any software recovery programs apple supported?

no official way but if you open the Apple TV and put the hd in the external case it should mount and give you access to the data on it

Are there any Mail 4.2 (Snow) template for replies?

I used to MailTemplateEditor add on by: http://mactank.com/, and it worked great. I answer my customer support emails from my iMac.
I just upgraded to Snow Lepoard and the add-on does not work anymore. This is the most important piece of software I use daily.
I am looking for a solution where I would be able to right-click-reply and have something like the following generated:
Hi ^^FIRST_NAME^^,
Try to update your web browser and do a full Windows update and restart your computer. We recommend using FireFox. If you are using Flash, make sure your are using the latest version of Adobe Flash (download it for free at Adobe). If you are downloading videos, download VLC player which is free and can view all formats of videos.
If that doesn't work, restart your modem to refresh your internet connection.
See you on the forums,
Joe Tall
DeucesCracked Team
DATE: ^^LONG_DATE^^
FROM: ^^NAMEANDEMAIL^^
TO: ^^TO_RECIPIENTS^^
^^RE_SUBJECT^^
^^QUOTED_CONTENT^^
Thanks in advance,
Joe

Hi Joe & welcome to discussions
I think you mean stationary... MAIL Help has this to say about that:
-=-=-=-
Using stationery in messages
You can add a personal touch to a message by applying a stationery template, and even including photos. For example, if you’re writing friends to invite them to dinner, you can apply the Dinner template to make your message look like a professionally printed invitation.
To use stationery:
1.) In the New Message window, click Show Stationery.
2.) To view the template choices, click a category, such as Announcements.
3.) To apply a template to your message, click its thumbnail.
• You can change the background color of some templates by clicking the thumbnail. For example, click the Daisies thumbnail several times to see different background colors.
• When you decide on a template, you can click Hide Stationery to see more of your message.
4.) To add images, drag a picture from your desktop or the Finder over a placeholder photo, if any exist in the template.
• If you have images on your computer from using Aperture, iPhoto, or Photo Booth, click Photo Browser to view and select those images.
• You can drag any folder of images onto the Photo Browser so the images are easily accessible.
• If the image is larger than the placeholder photo, double-click the image to display a slider you can use to zoom in on an area of the photo. You can also drag the image around to show a specific area.
To remove a template from your message, click the Original thumbnail in the Stationery category. Any text, images, or formatting that you had added are retained.
If you use a template often, you can add it to the Favorites category. Drag the thumbnail over the category list. To remove a favorite, select it and click Remove (x).
You can create your own stationery. In a new message, enter and format your text, add images, and then choose File > “Save as Stationery.” Your custom stationery will be available in the Custom category, at the end of the list.
-=-=-=-
If you google for os x mail stationary, you can also find many templates that are preconfigured from 3rd party sources.

Restoring a SQL Server 2005 DB to a SQL Server 2014 install, is there any way to prevent it from being upgraded

Does anyone know if there is a flag I can use to prevent a SQL Server 2005 database from being upgraded to SQL 2014 when it is restored to a 2014 instance?
Don't ask why, I just need to know if this is possible or if 2005/8 DB's are required to be upgraded if they are going to run on SQL 2012/2014 instances. The documentation seems to say this is so, I just want to verify that.

First: You cannot directly restore a 2005 database to
2014. MS supports migration over 3 SQL Server version steps; means you can restore 2005 to 2008/2008R2/2012, but not to 2014. You have to do a migration step between.
Olaf I was looking for this today, because I'm working with a new customer that have SQL 2005 and I have SQL 2014. And needed to restore a backup form the production server in my test server.
When I read what you write I think, oh no!! I have to install SQL 2012 in my server. But that it's not an option for me, and I say let me try to restore the DB first in 2014 and if not work install 2012.
You can restore a 2005 database to 2014 directly, and it works.
For reference the version number in the servers 2005 (9.0.4035 SP3) and 2014 (12.0.2000 RTM)
This is not related in any way to the original question that you answered (the file format will be upgraded to the new motor, that is sure).
I put this lines because in the future there will be some people searching about if possible to restore a 2005 DB to 2014, and like me will read your lines and think it's not possible and that can make a decision to buy 2012 and not 2014 to that new server they
will migrate.
Don't forget to mark the best replies as answers!

The face time button on my iphone 4 is no longer there. It was there in the beginning, I think it went missing after I upgraded the software. I am on the latest version 4.3.5 now. Is there any solution for this?

I am not sure which upgrade version caused this to happen. I have upgraded the phone several times since last year and not really a frequent user of face time. I just noticed when I want to test it with my son's macbook.

There isn't a separate app icon for Facetime for the iPhone like there is for the iPad and iPod Touch. Facetime is built into the iPhone's iOS.
Here a refresher on how it works:
iOS: Using Facetime, http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319

Are there any Firefox upgrades from 2.0.0.20 for MAC OS X 10.39?

Ever since Firefox suggested upgrade to 3.6 I have been unable to reply or create new e-mail. I have an older Mac OS X 10.39 and am unable to upgrade to the Firfox version 3.6 from the existing version 2.0.0.20.

There are no updates available for you, Firefox 2.0.0.20 is the last version that works on OS X 10.3.9, later versions of Firefox require at least OS X 10.4

Are there any Mail upgrades still around that don't require Tiger?

My subject is my question, really. I just need to upgrade my Mail so I can keep sending emails through Earthlink. I have Mail (apparently) 1.3.9. If anybody knows anything, would you let me know, too? Thank you.
powermac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.5) use Mail 1.3.9

Are you running 10.3.5 and not 10.3.9?
I believe the 10.3 updates between 10.3.5 to 10.3.9 includes an update or updates to the Mail.app but whichever Mail.app version is included with 10.3.9 is the most updated version for 10.3.
Are you having a problem sending messages with your Earthlink account?

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