ICloud Snow leopard Lion VM Fusion

I am learning the hard way and would appreciate the best way of using iCloud on my Imac.
I am running Snow Leopard and Windows XP in a fusion virtual machine. I tried to instal Lion, for which I had a free code, in a virtual machine but found that was not possible. I installed Lion on an external drive but I need iPhotos to update iCloud and believed I would get it for free when accepting iLife bundled apps. However it does not show up in the Accept portion of the screen. Is this because I am running Lion on an external drive?
I am reluctant to update Snow Leopard to Lion as i have many old programs that will not run on Lion.
1.Is there any way of getting Lion to run in a virtual machine with Snow Leopard as the operating system.
2. How can I get my "bundled" iLife download on to Lion on the external drive.
3. Is there an other way of tackling my problem?
Help appreciated

You can't run Lion in a virtual machine if the host OS is Snow Leopard. Lion is only licensed to be run in a VM if the host OS is also Lion.
You might consider doing it the other way around; running Snow Leopard in a VM with Lion as the host. The problem is that VMware does not support this; in fact, none of the VM vendors do. There are unsupported ways of getting around this but they require quite a bit of tinkering that might not be worth the bother.
You should be able to boot into Lion, set up iCloud, and purchase and install updates to your iLife apps. If this isn't working, post back with details on exactly what goes wrong at what step.

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Lion 10.7.2 is required for iCloud. Your computer must meet the requirements:
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The 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD is in the Apple online store. You can get it for $19.99. You will need to be running 10.6.8 to access the App Store to order Lion or Mountain Lion. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
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You can upgrade direct from 10.6.8 to 10.8 Mountain Lion without going through 10.7 Lion with the Late 2008 model 5,1 Aluminum Unibody. The Model 5,1 will probably run 10.9 Mavricks when it comes out.
10.8 Mountain Lion is a download from the App Store, the price is $19.99.
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I got a new machine with leopard(10.6.7) and xcode 3.2.5 installed
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I don't know about CS3 but I cross-compile for Mac CS4, Win CS5 and Mac CS5.
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MacBook upgrade possibilities - https://discussions.apple.com/message/19577869 - "The Early 2006 model 1,1 Core Duo can only run a maximum of 10.6 Snow Leopard. The models Late 2006 Core 2 Duos 2,1 through Early 2008 4,1 can only run a maximum of 10.7 Lion. The Late 2008 model 5,1 Aluminum Unibody through the Mid 2010 White Unibody model 7,1 can run 10.8 Mountain Lion."
Kappy 08/2012 post on upgrading to Snow Leopard, then Lion or Mountain Lion - https://discussions.apple.com/message/19401628 - including how to get Snow Leopard and Lion since Apple removed them from the online store.

Is Snow Leopard/Lion simply an interface?

I happened to purchase a 64bit iMac just before Lion came out. But Xcode 4 was in my installation discs.
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You all probably know this already, but part of this might be interesting to some:
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/developertools/reference/a ssembler/010-Using_the_Assembler/using_asm.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000820-T PXREF101
So there is an assembler that runs from the terminal. It comes from the GNU/GCC 'free' project, which is actually strictly controlled. I was concerned that Apple's standard of assembly code to binary was all coming from 'shareware' but the GNU/GCC is a strictly controlled project (with freedom-loving standards for participation).
So, basically, the answer is that the assembler is available through the terminal shell commands, but it is coming from the GNU/GCC project. So there is really no difference between inserting assembly language into an xCode project interface and putting the assembly code together on a more 'basic' or 'fundamental' level. The xCode interface is as fundamental as it gets, except that it's pleasant to look at and easier to use.
But it makes perfect sense for any programmer to learn the architecture of the IA-64, and learn to add assembly language in the 3-directive bundles, I think. It just provides a better understanding of the capability of the IA-64. At least that's the direction I'm going, before heading back to study the standard libraries.
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Why can a person buy and/or download Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion but not Mavericks???

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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
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Upgrading to Lion
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Upgrading to Mountain Lion
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Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
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C. Important: Please read before installing:
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You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
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Purchase the Snow Leopard Retail DVD.
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Restart the computer.
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Call 1 800 MY APPLE
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Apparently someone mentioned if i wanted certain applications back i would havve to upgrade my software to snow leopard, Lion, or Mountin Lion. And also this also has to be under my flash players and my internet browsers say that they will not update anymore because i'm running on Leopard.
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion
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You can purchase Snow Leopard by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service. The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will receive physical media - DVD - by mail.
Third-party sources for Snow Leopard are:
Snow Leopard from Amazon.com
Snow Leopard from eBay
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You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download.
Be sure your computer meets the minimum requirements:
Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - Read the technical specifications.
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
7. Xserve (Early 2009)
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps - App compatibility and feature support for OS X & iOS.
Am I eligible for the free upgrade?
See Apple - Free OS X Mountain Lion upgrade Program.
For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Apple - Upgrade your Mac to OS X Mountain Lion.
Model Eligibility for Snow Leopard and Lion.
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 MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
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.

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I never updated to Snow Leopard, Lion requires it so do I have to purchase both SL and Lion?? And how do I get Snow Leopard? Thanks!

You can still buy Snow Leopard online:
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You can get help faster around here if you show your exact OS version in your profile so people don't have the ask before responding. Do "About this Mac" from your Apple menu to get your current version.
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When I upgrade to Snow Leopard/Lion - after installing it are my files deleted and my preferences changed?, When I upgrade to Snow Leopard/Lion - after installing it are my files deleted and my preferences changed?

When I upgrade to Snow Leopard/Lion - after installing it are my files deleted and my preferences changed?, When I upgrade to Snow Leopard/Lion - after installing it are my files deleted and my preferences changed?

If you install those new OS X versions over the top of what you already have, your files and preferences should remain. However, it's a very good idea to have at least one complete backup of your Mac's disk before you try anything like that.

ICloud, Snow Leopard and email?

My situation is this. I am on Lion on a Macbook. My wife is on Snow Leopard on an iMac core 2 duo (reason being she is still using Adobe CS2). We will update CS down the line.
I have an original mobileme account/id with email address that is now on iCloud. I also purchased at that time a second email address for my wife through my account so it is tied into that. Apple charged ten dollars a year
back then, I think.
My question is this. When she finally gets Lion on her iMac,
she wants to create anew iCloud account/id and still keep her original email address. Is Apple going to let her transfer her email address to a new identity even though it is tied directly to my Apple Id ?

Christian1501 wrote:
Many thanks for your responce ........ could you tell me why lion doea not support Rosetta ?
For my business I use a software paccage "Mac repertory" that works with rosetta as snow lepard supports
While the exact reason is still obscure, some suggest that the third party company that licensed Rosetta to Apple is no longer willing to do so. Also, after five years, Apple could just be saying that their support for PPC applications will not longer be supported in OS X updates, starting with Lion; it's time has run its course.
If you need Lion and need Rosetta, consider running Snow Leopard in Parallels 7:

MobileMe, iCloud, Snow Leopard and the Mail app

I have a MacBook Pro with an Intel Core Duo processor and Snow Leopard. I cannot install Lion on the laptop. I have for now, and for the next coming year, no budget for a new Mac. A lot of money has been put, and will be, into the children and their studies. I cannot afford it now to buy a new Mac to have Lion and iCloud all over.
Should I make the transition of my MobileMe account to iCloud, to use it on my iPhone 3GS an iPad [1], then that will have the consequence that I will not be able any more to use the Mail app, and all its functionality, as far as it goes about the iCloud mail. It will not be synchronised. Will it still be available through the Mail app in some way? Or do I have to use the web interface on my Mac, for mail on icloud.com? Imagine that!
My God, first this Lion disappointment. Now this iCloud frustration. What I cannot understand, is why this is not possible for Snow Leopard? Working with the cloud, does that have so much restrictions? Or is it iCloud that makes this impossible? Or is it just plain gore catching money?
For the first time as a long time Apple user I'm looking around now for other solutions. It was goodbye, Steve. We will miss you. But it will become: goodbye, Apple, we will not miss you.

Add me to the very unhappy list
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Everything works great now with MobileMe but none of them would work if we upgraded to iClould.
This is totally unacceptable. The older machines work just fine doing administration work and would cost tens of thousands of dollars to replace all of them with new machines and even then with the loss of Rosetta wouldn't be unable to run needed software that has never been written for Intel.

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