I have an IMAC 11.with no operating system can I still install snow leopard

I have an IMAC 11.2 with no operating system can I still install snow leopard

Yes, but you must get Snow Leopard from AppleCare. Be sure to tell them which model you have. I have the exact same model, and twice they sent me the wrong discs under AppleCare.

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Hello I have an I mac with Yosemite operating system. I installed a windows seven 64 bit on it. also i have a parallels desk top with version 10. if i run my windows without parallels my windows and my office is activated ,but if i run my parallel

Hello
I have an I mac with Yosemite operating system.
I installed a windows seven 64 bit on it.
also i have a parallels desk top with version 10.
if i run my windows without parallels my windows and my office is activated ,but if i run my parallels then my windows and my office can not be activated .
My problem is activating my windows and office through parallels desktop .
i had installed windows an parallel desktop several times ,also i installed several times parallel tools with menu bar in parallels desk top and when i am installing parallels desktop tools in any way i can see the (CTRL+ALT )
all of my application in windows works properly through parallels desktop except
activation of office and windows .
I do not no any solution for my problem , i need for helps .thanks

It is not W10, it is the Technical Preview version of W10.
Search on the Windows forums (fora for the latinist) for activation in the TP W10.

HT4759 If I have OS X 10.6.8 operating system can I upgrade to be able to use iCloud?

If I have OS X 10.6.8 operating system can I upgrade to be able to use iCloud?

You are posting in the iOS device forum, but I'm assuming you are talking about connecting a mac to icloud. If so, you need to upgrade to at least OSX Lion to use icloud. 10.6.8 is not compatilble with icloud.

I have ver 10.5.8 with 4Gb of memory, can I upgrade to snow leopard?

I have a Mac Pro running version 10.5.8 with 4Gb of memory, can I upgrade to snow leopard?
My info is:
Processor 2x2.8 Ghz Intel
Memory 4GB
but when I saw the upgrade for Snow Leopard it said something about needing 5GB?
I'm not the best with tech stuff (obviously never upgraded since I got this one) and not sure if I will be able to.
Any advice most appreciated.
Need to know as I can't seem to get new itunes to download.
Thank you in advance.

Luckily prices have dropped while the quality has improved. Your system can take DDR2 FBDIMMs of 800MHz and 667MHz
2x2GB FBDIMM DDR2 667MHz @ $30
http://www.amazon.com/BUFFERED-PC2-5300-FB-DIMM-APPLE-Memory/dp/B002ORUUAC/
http://www.amazon.com/Komputerbay-PC2-5300F-Buffered-FB-DIMM-Heatspreaders/dp/B0 05HIWD5U/
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Ideal is to pick up a new drive and leave your system as is and do a clean install and let Setup Assistant merge your old system files.
You may be using the original ATI 2600XT it shipped with? I would replace it with Apple's ATI 5770.
Also plan to start with a new TimeMachine backup set and leave the old one as is, you can reuse it later.
4GB is 'fine' but also is on the "I would not want to run with less" department.
What will make your Mac run faster and smoother is a small SSD boot drive, Samsung 840 128GB.
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 128GB
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7TE120BW/dp/B00E3 W15P0/
For now Snow Leopard is still supported but Apple wants to move as many users and systems as possible to 10.9 Maverick, free upgrade from Snow Leopard. But a major overhaul and doing so 10.7 and later dropped support for older applications.
You might even want to see what you use and if you need to purchase or make upgrades to apps you use now in going to 10.6.8. http://www.roaringapps.com

I am selling my Mac Mini. I recently purchased OS X Lion. When I restore to factory settings, how can I ensure that the operating system will still be Lion, and not the original operating system, which I believe was Snow Leopard?

I am selling my Mac Mini. I recently purchased OS X Lion. When I restore to factory settings, how can I ensure that the operating system will still be Lion, and not the original operating system, which I believe was Snow Leopard?

If you bought Lion from the App Store, you can't legally or practically transfer it, because it's tied to your Apple ID. Reinstall the original software from the discs that came with the machine.

I have a macbook 13.3 in white. I want to install snow leopard on it.

I have a macbook 13.3 in white. I want to install snow leopard on it as it meets the specifications. When i insert the disc, it says that snow leopard can not be installed on this macbook. what might i need to do? also i noticed that when i go to ABOUT THIS MAC, it will not show me the serial number. Instead it just reads serial number: system serial number.

Be sure the install DVD is specific for your MacBook or is a retail DVD for installation on any qualifying Mac hardware. A borrowed disk intended for another model will not work properly or at all.

I have a mid-70's MacBook with OS X Lion installed. Can't loaf the new Maverick. Can I still load Snow Leopard at least.

I have a mid-70's MacBook 13 inch with OS X LION installed. Won't accept the new Maverick. Can I still, at least, install Snow Leopard?

ChuckPhilyaw wrote:
I have a MacBook with OS X 10.5.8 ...
The first step in Upgrading... is to Snow Leopard = OS X 10.6.x
It is Not available as a download... It is a Paid Upgrade.
Do this first...
Check that your Mac meets the System Requirements for Snow Leopard...
Snow Leopard Tech Specs > http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
If so... Purchase a Snow Leopard Install Disc...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
After the Successful Install, run Software Update to get the latest updates for Snow Leopard and iTunes.
Be sure to make a Backup of your Current System Before Upgrading...

I have new hard drive, should I use migration assistant before I install Snow Leopard or install Snow Leopard first?

I just had a new hard drive installed after a hard drive failure. I need to install Snow Leopard, Lion and VMware Fusion. Should I use migration assistant to reinstall my old files and applications first or should I install the new Operating Systems first? Some of the old files do have corrupt data and I will have to pick and choose what back-up files I re-install.

Pondini wrote:
memalyn wrote:
Some files were backed up on another external drive but not all.
How was that done? Drag & drop? An app like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper?
Initially files were backed up on the iMac with Time Machine. I purchased a My Book external hard drive and after doing a full back up on it, I began doing all of my incremental back ups on it using Time Machine. Sometime later, I purchased a Western Digital external hard drive that included back up software on it called "WD Back-up" so I could use it to store all of my Music and Audiobooks on to keep my iMac and My Book free of those file types. The WD Backup software allowed me to pick and choose what files I wanted to back-up. I don't think I had been backing up Music and Audiobooks on the Mac anyway or maybe I was, I don't remember if I can selectively pick and choose files with Time Machine - I have not checked as I have not yet plugged it into my new hard drive. Once The My Book drive became full with regular back ups, around June or so I had to switch over to the WD Back up drive. I recall that I was very concerned that I could not do a full back up on the WD drive because if I did, I would have to reformat the drive and I did not want to do that, so I think I was able to selectively back up some additional files from my iMac but again, I do not know for sure since I have not looked at what is on the drive. I do know that if I was able to back up additional files I had to do it with WD Back up and not Time Machine, if that matters.
I know that the files in the partitioned drive and files associated with VMware Fusion are damaged. If I do a full restore, it will restore the VMware Fusion app and partioned drive
We need some clarification:
Do you mean there were 2 partitions on your internal HD? If so, how was the second one formatted? Was it backed-up?
No, there was only one partitioned drive. The way I understand it is the VMware Fusion software does the partitioning and the app resides on the Mac. After that was done, I then installed the Windows software on the partitioned drive. There is a critical file on the Mac under a Folder called Virtual Machines and in the Virtual Machines folder, the "Windows Bundle" or some such thing keeps locking each time the software crashes due to the problem files somewhere within the files in the VMware Fusion software that (I think resides) in the Windows environment that I cannot access. The Virtual Machine file on the Mac gets backed up so the Windows Bundles files get backed up and that includes all the screen shots (essentially backups) of the Windows environment. The Windows environment includes some of the apps and their data in Windows such as Quicken. Theoretically, the partitioned drive does not get backed up but in reality if the screen shots do, some of the partitioned drive does - corrupt or not. If you have a Quicken file open and a drop down screen in Quicken frozen when the system crashes, that is what gets backed up and there is no way you can get back into Windows or Quicken.
               If I do a full restore, it will restore the VMware Fusion app
If you restore an OSX volume, yes, that will restore all apps, but that's not necessarily bad. If necessary or desired, you can always delete or reinstall a suspect app. That way, all your other apps will be ok. For most users, reinstalling all apps is a considerable project. See Transferring Applications for an explanation.
Well, that is true. To reinstall VMware Fusion, Windows and Quicken would much, much easier than all of the Mac software I have. Plus, the VMware Fusion version I have is not compatible with Lion and my goal is to install Lion, so I will have to upgrade VMware Fusion no matter what. Further, I'm so aggravated with the dual operating system, I've been looking at products to replace Quicken, so if anyone knows of a good home, small business and home rental financial product they can recommend, I'm all ears!
               If I do a full restore, it will restore . . . and partioned drive
If there are 2 partitons, a full restore only restores the OSX partition. If a non-OSX partition was backed-up, it must be restored separately.
               Now that I've said I only have 1 partitioned drive, does that mean it will restore the partitioned drive? I would prefer it did not. It seems now that it would be much cleaner to restore the OSX drive. Would I be able to do that?
So, depending on the exact circumstances, your best be may be to restore the most recent OSX partition, then restore/copy those files that were backed-up on another drive; reinstall VMware if necessary; restore the other partition.
So . . . things may be a bit more complex than we though, but perhaps less dire.
More detail on the various partitions and backups should clarify things.

I have a Macbook Pro with no operating system installed

I do not know the model number but I think it is this:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2 .8-aluminum-15-late-2008-unibody-specs.html
It has an Intel Core 2 Duo running at 2.8 GHz. 4GB of memory and 320GB HD. It has a 15 inch screen.
Can anyone confirm the model number and tell me what operating system I should install on it?
I would like to get Mavericks on there but I'm unclear of the steps to do it. Should I go to an Apple store and have them do it (will they even do it)?
Or should I create a USB and do it myself? I only have a Windows and Linux system available to make the USB though I could ask a friend with a MAC to do it.

The official 10.5 installer should work, if it is not system specific. Look to make sure your official, is retail, as this tip explains. You have sufficient memory, you could install 10.6 from the currently sold 10.6 retail directly. So unless you are sure your applications are not 10.6 compatible, that might be the best option.

I have a big problem with Lion and PGP. After upgrading from snow leopard to lion I cannot access my PGP drive which was generated under snow leopard. PGP does not start but gives a notion that lion cannot work with my PGP version. Solution?

After upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion I cannot access a PGP drive which was generated under snow leopard. PGP does not start. When I try to start I just receive a message that Lion cannot work with PGP. How can I now access important and confifential informatio which I have stored in PGP (snow leopard). Do I have to move back to snow leopard. If so, how can I do this?

If you have this product,
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH165159
you have to go back to Snow Leopard.
To re-install SL, back up your home directory, format and re-install.

Got message... you can't use this version of the application mail with this version of Max OS X, after i upgraded operating system to MAC OSA X Snow leopard. How do I get my Mail?

Hi ...just upgraded my Macbook pro to Mac OSX snow leopard and when I tried to look at my mail, I got this message "You can't use this version of the application mail with this version of MAC OS X". What do I do now to look at my mail and receive new mail?

After updating make sure you repair permissions and restart your computer.

I have a iMac with tiger operating system can I install lion with no problems?

if we do the up date from tiger to lion will we lose any datta like pictures and such?

To see what processor you have, do "About this Mac" from your Apple menu and see what the processor like says. Looks like this on a PowerPC Mac:
If it says "PowerPC" as in the image, and your processor's speed is shown as 867mHz or greater, the highest Mac OS you can run is 10.5.8 Leopard.

I have Windows Vista Basic - 32 bit operating system - Itunes won't install

I had Itunes 9.25 however my Iphone would not connect to it. I tried to upgrade but so far, nothing is working. I uninstalled all Itunes/Apple software on my computer and am trying to upload newest version of Itunes. Please help - I have vacation pictures on here.

Why not? What happens when you try?
If you really want help, stop being vague and provide some specifics of the issue is occurring.
Of course, you can always get faster results by searching for the exact issue that is occurring.

I have an iMac from 2009 updated all my OS programs even purchased Snow Leopard. Tried to import pictures from my iPad mini and found out my iPhoto program is not working. Can I get a replacement

I have a 24 inch 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 duo,purchased April 2009. I tried to import my photos from my iPad mini and found out that my iPhoto program was not working correctly.
Is there a way that I can get an updated version of iPhoto.
Thanks
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What does "not working correctly" actually mean?
What version of the OS do you have?
v8.1.2 is the latest version of iPhoto 09. Upgrading beyond that requires a purchase.

HT200100 I ran this update and now 2011 outlook for Mac will not load, it indicates its not compatible with this operating system, can anyone shed some light on this?

I ran the update for 10.7.4 and now my 2011 outlook will not load, I've reloaded the application and it still won't load, any help is so appreciated!

Run all available Office 2011 software updates using Microsoft Auto Update program.

I have an IMAC 11.with no operating system can I still install snow leopard

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