I have an older iMac running on 10.5.8 and need to update to mountain lion how do i go about it?
I have an older iMac running 10.5.8 and need to update to mountain lion, how do I go about it?
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Check if your computer is compatible with Snow Leopard > http://support.apple.com/kb/sp575 If it's supported, cal Apple to buy Snow Leopard > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57 Then, make a backup, insert the DVD and upgrade. Finally, open Apple menu > Software Update and install the latest version.
Check if your Mac is supported > http://www.apple.com/osx/specs If it's supported, open App Store and purchase OS X. Check if your programs are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com
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I have an older iMac running 10.7.5. It has iPhoto 6.0.6. I am trying to upgrade iPhoto, but cannot find any way possible to buy or upgrade it beyond present level. Recognize may not be possible to get 'current' but would welcome getting as close as possible...
Thanks for any advice.If you do get an iLife 11 disk and install iPhoto it will be v9.0. You can run v9.4.3 so you'll need to use the following updaters to get to it:
update to iPhoto 9.2.1
update to iPhoto 9.3
update to iPhoto 9.3.2
update to iPhoto 9.4
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I have an older Imac running 10.6.8 with 4 GB capacity. Cox Communications just updated the email service, now I cannot attach a document to an email. Cox says my operating system not compatible. Any suggestions?
If Firefox doesn't work, check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) model number 7,1 or higher
Your Mac needs:
OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
8 GB or more of available space
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Application Compatibility
Applications Compatibility (2)
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I have an older iMac (OS X 10.4.11), and I forgot my master password. Is there anything I can do to reset the master password?
Here's the instructions if you have the discs.
Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274?viewlocale=en_US
Changing your administrator password
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html
Here's one method to reset the password without the install disc:
1. boot computer and hold the "apple" key and the "s" key.
2. wait for terminal show
3. release keys
4. type without the quotes: "/sbin/mount -uaw"
5. press enter
6. type without the quotes: "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
7. press enter
8. type without the quotes: "reboot"
9. press enter
This will let you create a new admin account when you reboot your computer.
Also, without the discs, look at Mac OS X Tip - No Password, No Root, No CD? No Problem.
http://www.macobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml
Here is a way to get around not knowing the admin password on Macs.
To reset your OS X password without an OS X CD you need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:
1. Reboot
2. Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
* mount -uw /
* rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
* shutdown -h now
4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you’re good to go again!
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I have an imac running osx 10.4.11 and need to upgrade to at least 10.5. Where can I find it?
I have an imac running osx 10.4.11 and need to upgrade to at least 10.5. Where can I find it?
Not having enough space on your hard drive is a problem in itself, OS X likes 10-20% free in order to operate smoothly. Right click on your hard drive icon and choose Get Info to see how much you have free. There are several free applications that will help you identify what is taking up so much space just Google it. Here's a CNet article on one
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20103652-285/find-out-whats-taking-space-on- your-mac-hard-drive/ -
I have an older Ipod touch with 4.2.1 and cannot be updated any further, how do I install apps on it now? so far every app I have tried says I need an updated IOS. This sounds like I now have an apple product paper weight unless I want to run out and buy the latest and greatest overpriced apple product.
Are you willing to buy a newer iPod? How about the 4g @ 16gb for $199* usd or the 5g @ 32gb for $299*.
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I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with bootcamp 3.3 on my Imac 2011. I need to updgrade to mountain lion. If I first upgrade to mountain lion, how do I go about upgrading from bootcamp 3.3 to latest bootcamp for mountain lion?
I have seen a lot of discussions upgrading from Boot Camp 4 to 5 but no answers upgrading from boot camp 3.3 to 5. My worry is that if I upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion, that my bootcamp partition will no longer be able to boot up. There seem to be a lot of threads suggesting problems that are possible. Has anyone gone through this upgrade with success?Before doing any installation restart OSX from your 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD and use Disk Utility to Both Repair The Disk and Repair the Permissions of your Macintosh HD.
Next remove your Snow Leopard DVD and restart your iMac into OSX.
Update to the latest version of OS X Snow Leopard by clicking the Apple icon and choose Software Update to install Snow Leopard v10.6.8, the latest version.
Use Time Machine to make a Full Backup of your Macintosh HD.
Shut down and restart into Windows by holding the Option key at the chime and selecting Windows.
Now use Windows Backup to make a Full Image Backup of your Windows Installation to a removable drive.
Shut Down and Boot back into OSX.
Open the Mac App Store from your Dock to buy and download Mountain Lion. Then follow the onscreen instructions to install it.
Upgrading your OSX to 10.8 should not effect the Windows Partition at all since you are only upgrading the Mac side. You should not have to run the Boot Camp Assitant 5 Utility in OSX at all.
Your Boot Camp 3.3 Windows Support Drivers et. al only effect your Windows installation and should continue to run fine after upgrading.
Which version of Windows do you already have installed on the existing Boot Camp Partition?
Is it 32 bit or 64 bit? -
Trying to install Brother MFC-j475dw printer on older macbook (running osx 10.5.8) and need an inbox driver as Brother drivers are only for 10.6 and newer. Any ideas?
Yes, I have the tethering plan. I was connected with USB and Bluetooth when I had the 3G.
I am can now connect with USB, I recieved a new not seen before window when I plugged in the phone with the Network window open that allowed me to click on apply an connect. -
Hello I have a Macbook early 2008 and upgraded to 4Gb Memory, running 10.6.8 OSX. Want to upgrade to Mountain Lion, how to do it ?
Upgrading to Mountain Lion - http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade
Mac OS X: System requirements for Mountain Lion (10.8) - http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html -
I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8 on a macbook and would like to get mountain lion how do i do this?
i am running Mac OS X 10.5.8 on a macbook and would like to get mountain lion how do i do this?
Phone the Apple Store, order a Mac OS X 10.6 DVD, run Software Update, and get Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store.
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I have a samsung scx 4100 series and i just updated to mountain lion and now i keep getting a "filter failed" error, anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix it.
Hi again, when you clicked on Mountain Lion and Lion in the App Store you are telling the laptop to reinstall them both.
You may have allowed simutanious downloads checked at the bottom of the window, I don't know, but I expect Mountain Lion is downloading, so Lion is waiting for it to finish, so if you have Mountain Lion installed cancel both download's.
Cancell both downloads anyway.
Go to the apple logo , top left, click on it, then click on about this mac, a window will open telling you what's installed, Mountain Lion is OX 10 version 10.8.2 click on more info, to find out more, Lion will be OX10 version 10.7.4.
Only update were it say's check for updates, not download now. -
Currently running OS 10.6.8. If I update to Mountain Lion will Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4 still work?
Can't say anything about Lightroom, but Adobe officially supports CS6 all the way through Mountain Lion.
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I have iOS 10.7.5 and if i update to Mountain lion 10.8.2 will i lose all my old applications i've purchased and other software i've downloaded? and what is time machine ?
No. You will not lose any of the applications and data will be safe.
But make sure that you have working backup. This is very important.
Time Machine is the built-in backup software/application.
Best. -
I have an older Imac running 10.6.8 can I upgrade to Marverick 10.92?
I have a Imac running 10.6.8 and have ran the software update. It comes back saying there is no new updates. Is there a way to upgrade to Maverick 10.9.2 or at least 10.7? I need to run at least 10.7 or later to run Lightroom 5.
Open the Mac App Store and try downloading Mavericks. If you get told it's incompatible, choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, check if the computer has at least a Xeon or Core 2 Duo(not Core Duo) CPU and 2GB of RAM, and if it does, click here and order a download code for Lion 10.7.
Back up your data and check your applications for compatibility before upgrading. In particular, Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC programs such as versions of Microsoft Office prior to 2008.
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My Macbook Pro is running Leopard 10.5.8 and I want to install Mountain Lion
What are the steps for doing this?
I bought a used Macbook Pro (late 2008-2009 silveraluminum 250 GB HD model) after recently buying a new Macbook Air that I broke. My Macbook air was a 2012 and came with Mountain Lion 10.8 preinstalled (as there are no CD slots on the Air models). I do have an external hard drive and I had been using that as my time machine backup. Consequently, my entire Macintosh HD has been cloned from my Macbook Air onto my western digital external HD. However, I cannot restore from my time machine backup (external HD because it says that I do not have the same operating system currently installed on my laptop.
What do I need to upgrade to the newest Mountain Lion operating system? Do I have to buy snow leopard and then again mountain lion? That seems pretty ridiculous. Or, is it possible to just buy the mountain lion OS from the app store or buy the installation CD?
Another question, is I do not see the App store icon on my dock when I have my desktop up. How would I buy Mtn Lion if I cannot access App store. Does Leopard not have an app store app??
Please provide links where I can find necessary software updates and steps to take to get mtn lion so that I can transfer my clone HD off my external hard drive to my laptop I just bought.First you have to get the Model Identifier from System Profiler, then make sure of it's model and RAM amount, then use Crucial.com or OtherWorld Computing and max out it's RAM capacity.
There is a 10.5 version of MacTracker here that can assist in getting the full RAM capacity of the machine, not just the amount Apple provides, and the RAM specs.
http://mactracker.ca/archive.html
Install/upgrade RAM or storage drive in Mac's
Also a machine that daed is likely got a dying boot hard drive, so you should replace that also with something like a 7,200 RPM for better performance, large storage capacity and decent price. A SSD would be price overkill for that older machine and add another level of problems enabling TRIM support etc.
Next you need the 10.6 white retail disk Apple sells online.
Next you follow this User Tip for installing 10.6 on the new drive. It is advised to Zero Erase the entire drive regardless of new or the old one.
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
Once 10.6 is installed you use the 10.5 disks to install your free iLife, then use Software Update repeatly until clear to get to 10.6.8 which provides AppStore for 10.8 install (paid).
Now comes the problem. Later OS X verisons of 10.7+ are better on MacBook Pro's Early 2011 and later, the performance drops off if you use machines earlier than 2010 models.
It's because 10.6.8 was written to be a performance oriented with a small memory footprint thus it's better in tune with the processors and graphics potential of the models in it's day.
10.7+ are fully 64 bit operating systems and require a heft bed of RAM, 4GB minimal and a lot more preferred., it's why I provided the MacTracker info so you can put the maximum RAM into the machine and a faster boot drive, with RAM it's usually MORE can be put in than Apple specifies.
If you can think you can live without 10.7+, then by all means enjoy the performance 10.6.8 gives, at least with that version of OS X you can stick with the hardware that came with the machine. For Snow Leopard Speed Freaks
I say this because a 2008/2009 machine is 5 years old and on it's deathbed far a laptops typically go, so it doesn't have much left in it. It's cooling fins are likely clogged with dust (behind the fans) it's been overheating with the previous owner, the Superdrive is likley worn out and they sold it for a good reason, like that it was going to need a lot of upgrading to bring it to 10.8 only to have 10.9 released in a few months and it will be behind again, or denied being allowed to go to 10.9 or later by Apple due to the age of the machine and unsupported graphics or other reason.
Buying that machine for 10.8+ was not a good choice because of the upgrades required and the poor CPU/GPU performance. It wil run 10.8 of course, just not as snappy as 10.6.8 will be or 10.8 was on your Macbook Air.
If you can live without iCloud, 10.6.8 has over 25% market share still and Apple is issuing security updates but they don't change the version number any longer or give new features.
By the time Apple stops issuing security updates for 10.6.8, that machine likely will be dead of another cause/hardware failure of some sort, most likely the graphics will go on it next.
So I foresee the two events accuring about the same time for you, I see spending more money on that old machine in new software for 10.8 etc., as a complete and utter waste.
If you purchased a used Early 2011 model or later, then I wouldn't have any objection and say go right to 10.8 if it has enough RAM.
OS X 10.4/10.5 need to upgrade, 10.6.8 ok still
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