HT1338 MacBook pro will not update past 10.5.8

What can I do if my MacBook pro will not update past OS X 10.5.8
When I check for software updates, it says there are no updates and it is up to date.

OS X 10.5.8 is the last update for that version. If you need to go to a OS X 10.6 then you are going to have to purchased a DVD for the upgrade.
Allan

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You didn't say which OS in your tag, but maybe you might find something here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4191
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Have you tried booting with the install disc that came with your computer?
Find it and then run Disk Utility to verify your hard drive. If errors are found, try to repair the disk.
It sounds as if the hard drive might be failing.
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After learning of the update to Keynte, I immediately went to software updater and found it there with an update to Pages and Garage Band. When I downloaded the updates, Garageband and Pages updated without a snafu, however there was a red asterik next to the Keynotes update. I also got the following warning:
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success) to download the updater a second time?
Brie Fly,
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My Macbook Pro will not load past grey Apple screen...

Last night my Macbook Pro froze so I closed it and went to bed. Today when I opened it, it was still frozen, so I held down the power button and rebooted it. It got as far as the grey Apple screen with the spinning wheel and will not load any further than that. I've rebooted a couple times since and it continues to do the same thing, stays on the grey screen forever.
I searched this problem on the Apple Support Communitites and none of suggestions (holding Shift after the startup tone, holding Command+R) have worked so far. Is there any way to fix this problem without losing my data or having to pay to talk to Apple Support? PLEASE HELP! :(

Zzoozu wrote:
None of that made sense to me or helped me. Anyone else? Maybe someone who has answers dor someone not a computer genius?
Then we can't help you as we need you to be able to help yourself and the instructions are complicated and long to paste here over and over again for the same proceedure.
Hire the services of a local Mac computer repair before you delete your data by accident.
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MacBook Pro Will Not Boot Past Apple Loading Screen At All.

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You can take the drive out of the computer, use a $20 IDE/SATA to USB adpater to another Mac
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If you can't read the drive then there is DataRescue for a whopping $99 but it will read any deleted (but not scrubbed, encrypted or overwritten) data for recovery. Least that way you can get your files back.
Once your data is off, Zero Erase the whole thing, install 10.6 on it with the other Mac.
When installed in the sick mac, the hardware firmware will read the new EFI firmware, load it and you'll have the boot keys back again ON THE SECOND BOOT, it doesn't load on the first.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3172
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MacBook Pro will not go past login screen/gray screen/gray Apple screen. Wheel keeps spinning.

I am pretty frustrated right now as anyone would be if this happened.
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I hard reset the computer again. Get's all the way to the log in password screen, doesn't even let me put the password in just keeps spinning.
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Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
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Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the
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3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on
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4. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
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TS1367 My MacBook Pro will not go past the grey screen with apple logo in the middle

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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My macbook pro will not update new OS X

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My Macbook Pro will not update. it says: The operation couldn't be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -1012.)(-1012). What do I do?!

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If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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HT1338 MacBook pro will not update past 10.5.8

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