How to purchase Lion..., How to purchase Lion...
I want to completely restore my whole Macbook White 2010. Which i bought second hand from eBay which came with Lion, Applications, upgraded RAM and GB. I have had it for a month, but it has been playing up slightly... I tried to downgrade to Snow Leopard using his Macbook Pro 13' disks which wouldn't work do to the version difference. I do have a restore disk on the Macbook which i can restore the MacHD on Disk Utility. However, i want a completely restored Macbook. Like new.
It says i have already got Lion installed, which i have. However, i need to purchase it again so it is under my Apple ID and i can do a recovery of it using the re-install Lion option. Obviously, it won't let me buy it again due to it being already installed. I am not sure if the re-seller is installing Lion and App's on his laptops wrong or not. I contacted him and he made me send it back, so he could install it all again.
I am wondering, how can i re-install Lion completely with no USB, Disks or not having it bought by my Apple ID. I would rather not to buy the USB do to the price tag and waiting for it. Is there anyway to purchase it digitally, as i already have it installed so it won't let me.
Thanks.
Patience. Everyone here is just a fellow user; no one gets paid to monitor these forums and respond in minutes.
Anyway, you should be able to boot into the Lion Recovery partition by restarting the Mac and holding down the Option key, then selecting the Recovery partition. That would get you the ability to erase the drive and do a fresh installation. You can also build a recovery partition on an external hard drive or USB flash drive via the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848
Regards.
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I have a MacBook Pro and an iMac . My wife has a MacBook and an iMac. How many computers are you allowed to install from one download. We both use Apple products and have our own Apple ID. Can I download Lion on her computers after I have both of mine installed? Or does she have to buy LION again using her Apple ID# ?
A single purchase of Lion will allow you to download it multiple times as long as you use your Apple ID.
If your wife wishes to install Lion, she must sign into the App Store with your Apple ID.
Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4854 -
How can i use a purchased version of Lion on a new Air to install on an existing iMac?
I have just bought a new Macbook air today which comes with Lion. I also have an iMac 27" at home already running Snow Leopard. Do I have to buy another copy of Lion for the iMac or am I entitled to use the installation I have with the Air? How would I go about getting Lion on the iMac in this case?
Yes, legally (and probably technically as well) you need to purchase Lion for your iMac. The copy that will come with your new MBA is licensed only for that system.
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Hi,
Basically my computer is running on Snow Leopard. My father bought the Lion upgrade to install on his computer, however, it ended up being that his newly purchased lap top already came running with Lion -- thus, he never ended up using the Lion upgrade he purchased. Now, I would like to use the Lion upgrade he purchased but did not use to upgrade my computer to Snow Leopard. The information he gave me for this was the Web Order Number, Part Number, and Content Code for the Lion upgrade. How do I redeem/use his upgrade to update my computer to Lion without having to purchase another copy of the Lion software from the App store? Is that possible?
Thank you so much!!!Unless he controls your machine (same household), you can't. At $30 USD, pop for your own copy.
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Purchased a used macbook pro with Mountain Lion. My old Mac runs Snow Leopard is backed up to Time machine. How do I register the operating system to me and how do I use Time Machine to move my files to the new used computer?
If you look at the User Tips tab, you will find a write up on just this subject:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4053
The subject of buying/selling a Mac is quite complicated. Here is a guide to the steps involved. It is from the Seller's point of view, but easily read the other way too:
SELLING A MAC A
Internet Recovery, and Transferability of OS & iLife Apps
Selling an Old Mac:
• When selling an old Mac, the only OS that is legally transferable is the one that came preinstalled when the Mac was new. Selling a Mac with an upgraded OS isn't doing the new owner any favors. Attempting to do so will only result in headaches since the upgraded OS can't be registered by the new owner. If a clean install becomes necessary, they won't be able to do so and will be forced to install the original OS via Internet Recovery. Best to simply erase the drive and revert back to the original OS prior to selling any Mac.
• Additionally, upgrading the OS on a Mac you intend to sell means that you are leaving personally identifiable information on the Mac since the only way to upgrade the OS involves using your own AppleID to download the upgrade from the App Store. So there will be traces of your info and user account left behind. Again, best to erase the drive and revert to the original OS via Internet Recovery.
Internet Recovery:
• In the event that the OS has been upgraded to a newer version (i.e. Lion to Mountain Lion), Internet Recovery will offer the version of the OS that originally came with the Mac. So while booting to the Recovery Disk will show Mountain Lion as available for reinstall since that is the current version running, Internet Recovery, on the other hand, will only show Lion available since that was the OS shipped with that particular Mac.
• Though the Mac came with a particular version of Mac OS X, it appears that, when Internet Recovery is invoked, the most recent update of that version may be applied. (i.e. if the Mac originally came with 10.7.3, Internet Recovery may install a more recent update like 10.7.5)
iLife Apps:
• When the App Store is launched for the first time it will report that the iLife apps are available for the user to Accept under the Purchases section. The user will be required to enter their AppleID during the Acceptance process. From that point on the iLife apps will be tied to the AppleID used to Accept them. The user will be allowed to download the apps to other Macs they own if they wish using the same AppleID used to Accept them.
• Once Accepted on the new Mac, the iLife apps can not be transferred to any future owner when the Mac is sold. Attempting to use an AppleID after the apps have already been accepted using a different AppleID will result in the App Store reporting "These apps were already assigned to another Apple ID".
• It appears, however, that the iLife Apps do not automatically go to the first owner of the Mac. It's quite possible that the original owner, either by choice or neglect, never Accepted the iLife apps in the App Store. As a result, a future owner of the Mac may be able to successfully Accept the apps and retain them for themselves using their own AppleID. Bottom Line: Whoever Accepts the iLife apps first gets to keep them.
SELLING A MAC B
Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
Step One - Back up your data:
A. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.
3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
side.
4. Click on the Clone button. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD be
sure to opt for that.
Destination means a freshly erased external backup drive. Source means the internal
startup drive.
Step Two - Prepare the machine for the new buyer:
1. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
2, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.
3. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
4. Turn off File Vault, if enabled.
5. Disable iCloud, if enabled: See.What to do with iCloud before selling your computer
Step Three - Install a fresh OS:
A. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
3. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu; repartition and reformat the internal hard drive.
Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
4. Install OS X.
5. Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.
6. Shutdown the computer.
B. Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*)
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because
it is three times faster than wireless.
1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
Utilities window appears.
2. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.
3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
4. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button
and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
*If your computer came with Lion or Mountain Lion pre-installed then you are entitled to transfer your license once. If you purchased Lion or Mountain Lion from the App Store then you cannot transfer your license to another party. In the case of the latter you should install the original version of OS X that came with your computer. You need to repartition the hard drive as well as reformat it; this will assure that the Recovery HD partition is removed. See Step Three above. You may verify these requirements by reviewing your OS X Software License. -
How to get newly purchased osx Lion DL link or App ?
howdee,
ive submitted this question for email support, since it is specific to my purchase - but im assuming others might have the issues as well...
1 - yesterday i submitted an order for a piece of hardware and for the osx-lion software...
2 - yesterday my account status said something like 'pending' - while it went thru billing, i assume...
3 - today my account status shows the hardware is in-process/shipping and the software is complete...
4 - i received the nice email saying that i should go to my order-page and click on a 'download-now' link...
5 - that link does not exist, the order-status says 'complete' which (when mouse-hovered) says that i will not receive a physical item...
comments:
1 - since i am on snow-leopard on a core-2-duo, i cannot do anything fancy like go straight to mavericks on this machine... altho i have on other machines (and have the mavericks link available in my account)...
2 - under apple-s/w-update: it says im up to date on this machine (the core2duo with 10.6.8 SL)...
3 - under mac-app-store: it does not show my purchase of osx-lion, so i cannot redownload it in case i ever lose it...
4 - when i did the original purchase, i did NOT get an app-store link which tried to do the download for me (semi-obv. from prev.comment)
5 - basically, with the two paid-osx systems (lion/mountain-lion) it is fairly hard to sort out what-to-do...
questions:
1 - how do i find a REAL (not some non-legal-stuff) download link for my purchased osx-Lion ?
2 - how do i get to this magic-link a second time, assuming something dreadful happens to my hdd or my backups or whatnot ?
if i come up with some answers i will post a reply or two, assuming i can...
tia, h.wellp, the correct answer was, indeed, to wait...
just awhile ago i received another TWO emails from apple:
1 - was an email saying that the password for the other-email's-attachment was: xxxxx
2 - was an email with a password-protected PDF file containing a redemption-code: yyyyy
the instructions are basically to go into the app-store (with the ID you want to use - be careful here)
and then in the regular featured-tab, there is a redeem-link on the right-hand-side...
type in the magic-code from inside the pdf and -poof- the osx-lion (or mountain-lion) app is available to download...
in fact, by default (if it can), the download will begin immediately...
i guess the only-thing that is kinda-useful to note in all this is that the instructions in the original-email
which claims that you will get a download-link on your order-status are wrong... just wait - youll get
another two emails with the actual-instructions on how-to-download the sw from the app-store...
hth, h. -
Just purchased a iMac a few hours ago, how do I install the free OSX Lion from the UK?
I'm just starting to get used to my new Mac I just purchased, these things are brilliant! I was told by the seller that since I have a new system I'm allowed to download OSX Lion for free, how would I go about that if I'm from the UK? I can only seem to find the US Link.
Please note, that the UK Link is different to the USA link,
Cheers,
Will.OS X Lion - Get up to date
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i downloaded mountain lion for my macbook pro and i want to install it on my sisters' macbook air, my question is, how many times can i share my purchase?
Association of Associated Devices is subject to the following terms:
"You may auto-download Eligible Content or download previously-purchased Eligible Content from an Account on up to 10 Associated Devices, provided no more than 5 are iTunes-authorized computers."
That information is available here > iTUNES STORE - MAC APP STORE - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
If you re download Mountain Lion using your Apple ID on her Mac, your sister will need to use your Apple ID and password to install and update apps. -
I purchased Mountain Lion on my MacBook and want it on my mac desktop as well. Can I download the same purchase on my desktopMac? and how do i do that?
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
When you purchase Mountain Lion, you can install it as many times as you want on all your computers for free. To install it on the desktop, open the App Store, go to Purchases tab and download OS X Mountain Lion.
Another option is to redownload it on the MacBook, put the installer onto a USB drive and connect it to the desktop in order to upgrade -
How many computers can be upgraded with one 1 purchase mountain lion?
How many computers can be upgraded with one 1 purchase mountain lion?
What if I have a Mac with a different apple ID. Can I sign out of that ID and sign in with my other ID and still download it with one purchase?
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I bought OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.2 in the App Store. I have accidentally deleted it from my list of purchases.
How can I restore it in case I need to use it again?To recover Mountain Lion to your purchases, open App Store > Featured > Account (under Quick Links) > Show hidden purchases, and show OS X Mountain Lion. Finally, it will appear on Purchases tab
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Trying to upgrade to Lion on my 20" iMac that I bought in Nov. 2007. Currently I'm running on MAC OS X version 10.6.8. When I tried to buy the upgrade I got a response that Lion requires 2 GB of memory and I only have 1 GB. How can I get more memory and will my computer be compatible with Lion when I do get more memory?
Yes you can install more RAM. Up to 6 GBs. Two - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMMs. For the maximum use one 4 GB and one 2 GB. Otherwise install a pair of 2 GB modules for a total of 4 GBs.
You can purchase suitable RAM at DataMem or OWC. OWC also has video tutorials on installation. -
I just purchased a Power Mac PC G4. The system has OS Tiger 10.4.11. I would like to upgrade it to Lion.
How can I do It?
Thank You
HubertPPC (PowerPC) is the processor architecture of all G3, G4 and G5 Power Mac computers.
PPC Macs cannot run any OS greater than Leopard, 10.5.8 because after that, Apple quit developing for PPC processors and limited support for the Intel processor line only.
As for upgrade to Leopard, Yes, if your machine meets the minimum requirements of 867 MHz or faster processor, 512 MB or greater of RAM and has a DVD reader it can have Leopard installed.
To install Leopard, one must first purchase a RETAIL (black with X on it) disc.
After install of 10.5, 10.5.1,10.5.4 or 10.5.6 retail version, free updates to 10.5.8 are available from Apple.
Check eBay for discs:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
If your machine is slower than 867 MHz, Google "Unsupported Leopard Installation".
Tiger is lthe best choice for slower PPC Macs. -
How can I burn a copy of my project to a DVD . I do not have IDVD because I have the Lion OS. I did purchase Wondershare for burning but it will not load the iMovie events or projects
There is no proper substitute for iDVD.
Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3673
UPDATE & ADDENDUM:
But even though you can still buy iLife 11 that includes iDVD 7 from Amazon, Apple now make it difficult to install:
Poster jhb21939 posted this in another thread:
“when I attempted to load iDVD into a new iMac. A notice came up on the screen stating that the 'Authorisation Licence' had expired on 25 March this year (2012).
I contacted the Apple support team and eventually, I was told that the Licence had been withdrawn and could no longer be used.”
In other words Apple are now so adamant that we don’t use iDVD that they have tried to make it impossible to install.
In response, Old Toad posted this solution:
“You can still use it one all of your Macs. If you get an invalid certificate message just set your Mac's clock to sometime before early 2011 and run the installer. After you're done reset the time back to the correct time.” He added this comment:
“It began after iDVD and iWeb were discontued and they were dropped from the Apple Store. All I can think of is the certificate was set to expire after a certain time period after the intitial iLife disc was released.
I've been able to use the installer even without setting back the date. I just clicked on the Continue button and it would work as expected. For some it would not continue unless the date was set back.”
The latest anorexic iMacs just announced do not even include a CD drive! Proof positive that Apple virtually prohibit the use of DVDs - although the newly announced Mac Minis do include a Superdrive.
Yet, they still include iMovie! Heaven alone knows or understands what you are supposed to do with your newly edited masterpiece - except make a low quality version for YouTube? -
I recently purchased, from the APP store, Lion for use on my MacBook Pro. To upgrade my IMac to Lion, need I make an additional purchase? If not, how do I facilitate the IMac upgrade?
No, you do not need to re purchase Lion. You can re download Lion on all your authorized Macs using the same Apple ID.
How to re download apps from the Mac App Store:
Open the App Store. From the menu bar click Store > Sign In
Click Purchases from the top of the App Store window.
Select which apps you want to re download. Then right or control click where you see Installed then click Install. -
How do I redownload mountain lion for a clean install on the same machine without purchasing again?
I purchased mountain lion and upgraded my OS. The system seems to still be having some issues and I'd like to do a clean install with the new OS. How do I redownload mountain lion so that I can make a bootable disk and do my clean install?
You should be able to just go to the App Store and select Download again. If that doesn't work, try holding down the option key while selecting "Buy".
Good luck,
Clinton
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