How do I allow non-Apple software to install in OS 10.8.4?

I've just installed Mountain Lion on an iMac (27", mid-2011) and want to install some some software I've downloaded from a reputable third-party developer. Problem is, I get an error message that tells my security preferences only allow apps from the App Store or identified developers. Any suggestions for a workaround?

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Mavericks (isn't that an old Ford model?
Sure was! They used it on 4 different models. But that was Maverick, as in horse. This will be Mavericks as in ocean waves.

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Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.
Here are some general guidelines. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickYourMac.” First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickyourmac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickYourMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickYourMac.” If not, open “BrickYourMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button.
You may have to log out or reboot in order to complete an uninstallation.
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Hi guys!!
First of all, please, excuse my english......i know it's the worst possible and will try to develop it.
My question is the following.
The hard disk of my xServe is almost full and I need to delete the old Apple Software Udates that it contains (some of them are from 2005!!)
And I don´t know how to make it!!
I`ve uncheck the "automatically enable copied updates" option in Server Admin and I´ve check-in the "Purge unused/legacy software", but i don´t know how to delete the oldest Apple Software Updates because I don´t know where the **** are they!!
Thank's in advance from Spain.
Any help will be very wellcome
J.

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Is the ipad registered with iMessage
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Hi all,
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These software are already installed in the hosts, but there are updates of the program every week and it needs to be updated.
How can I give permissions to every user in the domain to do that? Just "Java, FLASH and Adobe Reader"
Remember that I dont want distribute software because they were installed.
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Linc,
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Here's the console info. you suggested:
The messages:
4/2/12 8:51:05 AM          com.apple.launchd[1]          *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
4/2/12 8:51:27 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[88]          (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
4/2/12 8:51:31 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[88]          (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[113]) Exited with exit code: 1
4/2/12 8:52:12 AM          Pages[127]          contentBoundsOrigin = {0, 0}
4/2/12 8:52:12 AM          Pages[127]          contentBoundsOrigin = {0, 0}
4/2/12 8:52:12 AM          Pages[127]          contentBoundsOrigin = {0, 0}
4/2/12 8:52:12 AM          Pages[127]          contentBoundsOrigin = {0, 0}
4/2/12 8:52:12 AM          Pages[127]          contentBoundsOrigin = {0, 0}
4/2/12 8:52:59 AM          [0x0-0x10010].com.microsoft.setupassistant[146]          dyld: could not load inserted library: /Users/Shared/.libgmalloc.dylib
4/2/12 8:52:59 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[88]          ([0x0-0x10010].com.microsoft.setupassistant[146]) Job appears to have crashed: Trace/BPT trap
4/2/12 8:52:59 AM          ReportCrash[148]          Saved crash report for LaunchCFMApp[146] version ??? (???) to /Users/waltersemolic/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/LaunchCFMApp_2012-04-02-085 259_Macintosh.crash
4/2/12 8:53:16 AM          com.apple.WindowServer[67]          Mon Apr 2 08:53:16 Macintosh.local WindowServer[67] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
The Report:
Process:         LaunchCFMApp [146]
Path:            /Volumes/Microsoft Office 2004/Office Setup Assistant
Identifier:      com.microsoft.setupassistant
Version:         ??? (???)
Code Type:       PPC (Translated)
Parent Process: launchd [88]
Date/Time:       2012-04-02 08:52:59.122 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80239236 __pthread_kill + 10
1   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80238ad7 pthread_kill + 95
2   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80bfb30 0xb8000000 + 785200
3   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 786487
4   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 907496
5   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8145397 spin_lock_wrapper + 1791
6   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455
Thread 1:
0   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80142afa mach_msg_trap + 10
1   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80143267 mach_msg + 68
2   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb819440f CallPPCFunctionAtAddressInt + 206231
3   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x80170259 _pthread_start + 345
4   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x801700de thread_start + 34
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x802fc540 ecx: 0xb7fff9ac edx: 0x80239236
edi: 0xb8211640 esi: 0x00000005 ebp: 0xb7fff9d8 esp: 0xb7fff9ac
   ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00000286 eip: 0x80239236   cs: 0x00000007
   ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x8023922c
Binary Images:
0x80000000 - 0x8005dff7 com.apple.framework.IOKit 2.0 (???) <3DABAB9C-4949-F441-B077-0498F8E47A35> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
0x8007d000 - 0x800e7fe7 libstdc++.6.dylib 7.9.0 (compatibility 7.0.0) <411D87F4-B7E1-44EB-F201-F8B4F9227213> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x80142000 - 0x802e9ff7 libSystem.B.dylib 125.2.11 (compatibility 1.0.0) <2DCD13E3-1BD1-6F25-119A-3863A3848B90> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x8036b000 - 0x804e6fe7 com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.6.6 (550.44) <F88C95CD-1264-782D-A1F5-204739847E93> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x805de000 - 0x805ecfe7 libz.1.dylib 1.2.3 (compatibility 1.0.0) <33C1B260-ED05-945D-FC33-EF56EC791E2E> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib
0x805f1000 - 0x805fdff7 libkxld.dylib ??? (???) <9A441C48-2D18-E716-5F38-CBEAE6A0BB3E> /usr/lib/system/libkxld.dylib
0x80601000 - 0x80647ff7 libauto.dylib ??? (???) <29422A70-87CF-10E2-CE59-FEE1234CFAAE> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x80654000 - 0x807d6fe7 libicucore.A.dylib 40.0.0 (compatibility 1.0.0) <D5980817-6D19-9636-51C3-E82BAE26776B> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x80838000 - 0x808e5fe7 libobjc.A.dylib 227.0.0 (compatibility 1.0.0) <9F8413A6-736D-37D9-8EB3-7986D4699957> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x808f9000 - 0x808fcfe7 libmathCommon.A.dylib 315.0.0 (compatibility 1.0.0) <1622A54F-1A98-2CBE-B6A4-2122981A500E> /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe4162b dyld 132.1 (???) <749D24EE-54BD-D74B-D305-C13F5E6C95D8> /usr/lib/dyld
0xb8000000 - 0xb81defff LaunchCFMApp ??? (???) <CC0F32CD-4587-7C83-03D0-9CFE28A58FB6> /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Support/LaunchCFMApp
0xffff0000 - 0xffff1fff libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <2DCD13E3-1BD1-6F25-119A-3863A3848B90> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
Translated Code Information:
objc[146]: garbage collection is ON
NO CRASH REPORT
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