HT4718 I downloaded osx mountain lion -will not install-b-coz it wants previous owner pw which I don't have
I downloaded mountain lion os 10.7.8 so I could erase previous owner password but its asking for computer password to install .new app...now what ??
Thanks if anyone can help
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I had the same problem, unable to install Mountain Lion due to recovery problem. After a long investigation I found out that my Recovery HD partition was only 613.6MB and it should appearently be 650MB !
--- BEFORE ---
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *120.0 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 119.1 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 613.6 MB disk0s3
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--- AFTER ---
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
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An error occurred while downloading OSX Mountain Lion
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Regards,
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My computer does not start download osx mountain lion what should I do, My computer does not start download osx mountain lion what should I do
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