HT1338 I have not had any software updates in months (Since maybe last summer)... is this normal??
I have not had any software updates in a long time- is this normal?
For Mac OS X 10.5.8, yes. The next step requires buying a Mac OS X 10.6 DVD; Apple's stopped releasing software compatible with 10.5.8.
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Every time I manually ask computer to go see if there is any new update after several seconds it will come back and say that I'm up to date. I am skeptical that I am up to date. Is there a way of checking a log somewhere in the computer that will show me if indeed I''ve been taking software updates all 2013?
Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
but nobody knows for how long it will be available.
When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether further updates are required.
You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
To use iCloud you have to upgrade at least to Lion, but some functions are only available in Mountain Lion:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4759
You can also purchase the code to use to download Lion (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard), or you can purchase Mountain Lion from the App Store - if you can run that:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/ -
How do i update 10.5.8 if my macbook does not show any software updates?
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can 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 iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion or Mountain Lion to Mavericks
To upgrade to Mavericks you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8, Lion, or Mountain Lion installed. Purchase and download Mavericks (Free) from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. The file is quite large, over 5 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 Mavericks- System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mavericks
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) —
Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table — RoaringApps.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, 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. -
I cannot do a software update, I get as far as System Updates then when I choose it a message appears say "Check for update is not available at this time" but I have not had a system update for a good while now. I am on System version 6.16.211.XT912.Verizon,en,US
Which phone model?
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I have not had any problems with iOS 4
I don't know about you guys, but I have not had any problems yet for the new iOS 4 update on my iPhone 3g. I followed the instructions provided on apple's website on how to download the new update and also downloaded from apple's website the new version of iTunes (9.2). From there I proceeded to update my iPhone the way you normally update. iTunes then backed up my iPhone, restored the original iOS software, installed the new iOS 4 software, reloaded my iPhone with all apps (in their proper spots), no music (i forgot to check sync all for my music tab), all contacts, all calendar updates, all settings, all photos, everything went perfectly fine for me. I do not know why so many people are having problems, but though if I posted up exactly what I did maybe we could compare the methods that did not work and determine the problematic issue at hand.
The computer i used was a Power Mac G4 with Mac OS X Server V. 10.5.8
The iPhone that I am using is an iPhone 3G update from 3.1.3 to 4.0
The iTunes store was the updated 9.2
I hope we can figure all this out for everyoneI wouldn't surprise me either, particularly since in my direct experience I know personally of one person who had problems because they thought that the update process had finished when it definitely had not.
We're left again with mixed emotions:
1) Delight that the updates to all of our devices worked flawlessly;
2) Guilt that some others had problems, particularly when some of that 'some' seem to think that everyone has the same problems as themselves;
3) Isolated because we feel sort of left out having no problems to fix for ourselves and too many of those we try to help only want to blame Apple rather than 'fess up' to their own errors.
Ho hum....
Perhaps telling enough people to be patient with all updates might help for the future? -
I have not had ANY Problems with my iphone4
I have had my iphone 4 since the first day it came out. I was lucky. I have not had any of the issues people are hyping on about. NONE. I tried to recreate them and I couldn't.
I think Steve Jobs did a great job today during his press conference. I think the press made more of this than there is and that is screwed up because than can hurt people's business.
I might be a little naive..just wanted to give me two cents.I wouldn't surprise me either, particularly since in my direct experience I know personally of one person who had problems because they thought that the update process had finished when it definitely had not.
We're left again with mixed emotions:
1) Delight that the updates to all of our devices worked flawlessly;
2) Guilt that some others had problems, particularly when some of that 'some' seem to think that everyone has the same problems as themselves;
3) Isolated because we feel sort of left out having no problems to fix for ourselves and too many of those we try to help only want to blame Apple rather than 'fess up' to their own errors.
Ho hum....
Perhaps telling enough people to be patient with all updates might help for the future? -
I have an iPad 1 and until recently I have not had any problems. Lately I find I am being kicked out of websites and have to start again. There does not seem to be a problem with my Internet connection as it is okay when using my laptop.
The Basic Troubleshooting Steps are:
Restart... Reset... Restore from Backup... Restore as New...
Restart / Reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Backing up, Updating and Restoring
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Try this First... You will Not Lose Any Data...
Turn the iPad Off... ( if it isn’t already )
Press and Hold the Sleep/Wake Button and the Home Button at the Same Time...
Wait for the Apple logo to Appear and then Disappear...
Usually takes about 15 - 20 Seconds... ( But can take Longer...)
Release the Buttons...
Turn the iPad On...
If you try all these Steps and you still have issues... Then a Visit to an Apple Store or AASP (Authorized Apple Service Provider) is the Next Step...
Be sure to make an appointment first... -
I have not had any issue with Itunes on my PC until very recently. Every now and then my Itunes library appears on my screen? I have not clicked the itunes icon beforehand nor plugged in my Ipod Touch? Why does this happen please as it is driving me crazy!.
What's the precise text of the message, please? (There's a couple of different ones I can think of that you might be getting.)
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I Have a Ipod Classic that all my music is on.
After my previous computer crashed I have not had any of my music able to be transfered to the new computer from the Ipod.
Is there a way to do this?Unfortunately, unless you have a backup and can restore the iTunes library to the new computer, you are stuck with the current state of the iPod. This is one of those things that makes doing backups so important.
Unless your music is all purchased from iTunes (not from your own CD's that you imported into iTunes and then downloaded to the iPod), you will be able to re-download all your iTunes store music back to the iPod when you install iTunes on the new computer. When you first attach the iPod to the new computer and new iTunes the first time it will tell you that this iPod is synced with another iTunes library and let you initialize the iPod (which will erase everything on the iPod - so don't do this unless you don't care about the stuff on the iPod now).
I've seen 3rd party apps in the past that will let you copy music/content from iPod to computer and bypass iTunes, but not sure if they still exist as this was several years ago.
good luck -
My iPhone 4 cellphone was stolen last year. I have done all the procedures of reporting it to the South African Police Services and my Vodacom service provider. I do have the case number and I did blacklist my stolen phone. I have not had any assistance. I had installed Find My iPhone but did not have any iCloud account on it (ie. iCloud Username and Password). So I am unable to track it or find its location as yet. Please help me find my iPhone 4.
Your only chance is setting it up as new device without using the latest backup afterwards, which you already did.
If this does not work, you should get it serviced:
Apple - Support - Service Answer Center
How to back up your data and set up as a new device -
I have not installed any new plug-ins etc. since last using it successfully.
Further info
Please follow the instructions in the article from the above post. In fct you have a second suspicious file showing on your report so look specifically at and scan files ''gblrofmx.dll'' & ''sprotector.dll''
If possible I suggest you quarantine the files rather than deleting them immediately. Also note that you may need to start Windows in safe mode (or Windows safemode with network access) in order to find and move or delete the files.
* Use F8 to access Windows safe mode <br /> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode <br />http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx?mfr=true
For forum cross referencing purposes
* Report for CrashID [https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/27aa708f-12d0-4b17-ac96-0961a2130115 27aa708f-12d0-4b17-ac96-0961a2130115]
** Crash Signature: nsInputStreamPump::OnInputStreamReady(nsIAsyncInputStream*)
** related bug 801394, and contributors thread [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/708895 nsInputStreamPump::OnInputStreamReady Crashes (Malware)]
** files without ID ''RocketDock.dll , gblrofmx.dll , sprotector.dll''
* sprotector.dll some suspicions about this being possible malware trojan <br />''Bug 785940 - Firefox startup crash in SECMOD_GetModuleSpecList @ __hash_open with SProtector.dll (Safend Protector, Sophos SafeGuard or TrojanDownloader:HTML/Sprotector.A?) ''<br /> thread [/questions/937251 Firefox crashes]
* gblrofmx.dll likely to be the malware responsible for current crashes -
HT1338 I cannot do any software update can someone explain me how to fix this ?
I have a macbook pro with Mac OS x 10.6.8 and cannot do any software update can anyone help me ?
Yes. The description for Pages in the Mac App Store says 10.7.4 or later. Mountain Lion is 10.8.
First, check this page (about Mountain Lion)
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
where it says Supported Models, to make sure your MacBook Pro model can run Mountain Lion. If it can, get Mountain Lion instead of Lion. It's $20, and there is no requirement to first install Lion before installing Mountain Lion.
Before running the Mountain Lion Installer, it would be a good idea to run Disk Utility. Select "Macintosh HD" in the sidebar and go to the First Aid tab. Use Repair Disk Permission and then Verify Disk. Don't be concerned about message that come up with Repair Disk Permission, but if any error is reported byVerify Disk, you need to fix that problem BEFORE installing a system upgrade. Running these checks will help avoid problems, if there are any issues on your startup disk prior to running the upgrade.
If your Mac has been running without restarting for a while, you should restart, THEN immediately run the Mountain Lion Installer. -
Our computer won't update. We can't hook up a new printer, or hook up any new i-devices, b/c the software updates are not working.
Backup just your users files off the machine before doing anything and unmount and disconnect the drive.
Upgrade to Snow Leopard and run the Software update until clear
Provided your machine is working good, Snow Leopard is a darn good upgrade for a 10.5 box. Especially if it's freshly installed.
Do not upgrade that older machine to OS X 10.7 or later (or to Mavericks 10.9) it's too out of date (old), it will be slow and your PPC based software will no longer work. (will under Snow Leopard/Rosetta)
Currently 10.6.8 is fine with your iOS devices and geting security updates, we still have 25% OS X market share still, but eventually a new machine is likely in order for you soon.
I advise breaking in a new Mavericks 10.9 machine, avoid upgrading that older one past 10.7, use it for backup or sell it.
OS X 10.4/10.5 need to upgrade, 10.6.8 ok still -
Not receiving any software update.
My phone 's software update is not showing. It shows that it is updated while its version is .45. What should i do
Moderator's Note: We have changed the subject of your post as we moved it to a more appropriate board.This is not going to be solved by a software update. It is getting worse because your file system got corrupted. Every day, your file system gets more and more corrupted. The solution, is to go for a Nokia Care Centre – and to start from the beginning. By this, you get the latest firmware version as well.
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HT1338 Mail does not open after software update?
My MacBook just updated with OSX 10.6.8 buildK549. Now my Mail does not open. I get a message that the mail version 4.5 1084/1065 is not compatible with the OSX. There was a new mail icon in the apps file but it did not open. Any suggestions?
How do I reinsatll Mail?
ThanksIt's giving you that message because the update changed Mail from version 4.5 to 4.6 and it's seeing the 4.5. The part of the update that was meant for Mail failed because it couldn't find Mail where it was looking for it.
See
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4311280?tstart=0
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