If I upgrade to Leopard will that solve my app problems?

Most of my apps won't open. I tried creating new preferences, safe start and a host of other things, thanks to Dale's suggestions. Even though I've changed everything (my dock is now the default) Microsoft Office, Quark, Quicken, etc., won't start. The only thing that's working is Adobe CS3. Reloading all my apps is difficult to impossible.
I didn't want to upgrade to Leopard because I've heard so many bad things but do I have a choice? (I have a free copy from Apple.)
Any suggestions?

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His other post is here: Major apps won't open. I agree he shouldn't upgrade until the problem is sorted.
*LG Smith*
Please let's keep the discussion in one topic only to avoid confusion. I suggest the other one is more appropriate.
So No More Posts in this topic please!

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I recently upgraded toSnow Leopard, after that I was given a continual message that I had to reinstall my Internet Cleanup. So I did. Then I turned my computer off and now it will not turn on at all. Help!

I recently upgraded toSnow Leopard, after that I was given a continual message that I had to reinstall my Internet Cleanup. So I did. Then I turned my computer off and now it will not turn on at all. Help!

See if your Mac will boot from the install DVD.
Then uninstall Internet Cleanup.
Allan

If I upgrade to Leopard, will it resolve the problems with my iMac?

I have one of the first intel-based iMacs that came out. I bought it in January of 2006. Is it having problems because there may be bugs in it?...since it is one of the first intel-based iMacs. Some problems that I have are: Safari freezes like crazy, iTunes freezes occasionally, Mail will sometimes shut down for no reason, iPhoto freezes, and sometimes the overall performance of the computer is slower than what it should be. I have plenty of hard drive space available, so I don't think that's the issue.
If I upgrade to Leopard will this resolve these problems? Or will it just slow my computer down even more? If that won't solve the problem, what else can I do to speed my computer up, and stop things from freezing?

Upgrading to Leopard in itself will not fix your system problems. However the act of doing a clean or Archive install of the system whether it be 10.4 or 10.5 could very well resolve your issues. So it's not necessarily the fact that you are upgrading rather doing a clean install. My recommendation would be to try and figure out your issues first then decide whether you want to upgrade or not.
How fast is your processor and how much RAM do you have? Have you installed all of Apple's software updates? A good starting point is to open up Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility select the hard drive on the left(the Mac OS X Volume) and click Repair Disk Permissions then Verify Disk. Repairing the Permissions is something that should be done often as regular maintenance and Verifying the Disk checks the volume directory for errors. If it finds any problems you will need to boot up the the install disk and run Disk Utility from there in order to Repair it. Afterwards Go to the Apple Menu/System Preferences/Startup Disk and make sure that the Mac OS X volume is selected as the startup system.
George

When i upgrade to leopard will it keep ilife

when i upgrade to leopard will i have to reinstall ilife or will it go straight from tiger to leopard?

If you UPGRADE, you keep it all. If you clean install, by ay of Disk Utility on Leopard's install screen, you will lose iLife. Simply reinstall iLife and you are ok (if you own the iLife DVD) or if you want to use your recovery DVD, simply INSTALL BUNDLED SOFTWARE and you'll be fine.
It works - I did it today....for ALL my Mac's.

HT1414 I have broken the glass on my ipod touch. I am having trouble with some of my apps opening when I touch the screen. Can the glass be replaced? Will that solve the problem?

I have broken the glass on my ipod touch. I am having trouble with some of my apps opening when I touch the screen. Can the glass be replaced? Will that solve the problem?

Very likely yes.
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for $199 if a 64 GB 4G, $99 for the other 4G iPods and $149 for a 5G. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following maybe less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the screen yourself if you are up to it
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

HT1444 If i download the new OS X Mountain Lion to my Macbook Pro that has Snow Leopard, will i lose my apps and downloads (such as: Microsoft word, powerpoint, excel, oovoo, skype) and will i lose all of my pictures/documents and information?

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I should just change the OS and leave all your apps and data alone. That said, if any of your apps are old and use Rosetta (ppc apps), they won't run under Mountain Lion.
Make sure you take a good Time Machine or Clone backup before you convert.
You can check compatibility of your apps here:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

New to Mac - does upgrade to Leopard require reinstall of existing apps?

We've moved my wife from a PC to a MacBook Pro a couple of months ago (running Tiger). We purchased & had installed several apps such as Parallels (pointing to a Boot Camp instl of Windows XP Pro) and Photoshop Elements, etc. that she needs for her work.
If we make the upgrade to Leopard, will those applications that are not a "nominal" part of the Leopard OS have to be re-installed? (I know it would for such a major upgrade on the PC side...not familar enpough yet with the Mac OS to know if requires such a re-instl.)
And we're located in Southern Italy, so it is not an option of running to an Apple or Mac store to review this with a "genius" - we bought the new machine while back in the 'States on home leave.
Thanks in advance,
Chris

Hi Chris,
when you do an "archive & install" all your apps and accounts will stay as in 10.4..
I did it with 3 diff. Mac's and all is working very well, incl. PhotoshopCS3 , IndesignCS3 and MSApps as well..
Hope that helps!

Upgrading To Leopard Will Lose all Info In Paralles??? True??

Before i upgrade i was wondering if any of you had upgraded to Leopard with Paralles 3.0 on there machine. I heard that some or all info on that side of the machine will be lost. True???
any info will do
thnaks
brad

bradley Glaberson wrote:
Before i upgrade i was wondering if any of you had upgraded to Leopard with Paralles 3.0 on there machine. I heard that some or all info on that side of the machine will be lost. True???
any info will do
thnaks
brad
You might better ask this in the BootCamp forum. When I upgraded all three Macs to Leopard I lost nothing My G5 uses VMWare; my MBPs use BootCamp.
Here's the link to the BootCamp forum:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=237

Upgrading To Leopard Will Lose all Info In Paralles?

Before i upgrade i was wondering if any of you had upgraded to Leopard with Paralles 3.0 on there machine. I heard that some or all info on that side of the machine will be lost. True???
any info will do
thnaks
brad

Hi Brad,
there were some problems with Parallels and Leopard when Leopard came out last year.
But if you have updated Parallels to the latest version (5584) you shouldn't encounter any problems.
But with any major upgrade of OSX, it is advisable to make a backup of your current OSX Tiger to an externl harddisk, for example, by using something like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner.
At least, that's what I would do / have done.
Stefan

Upgrading to Leopard will turn your firewall off!

FYI:
I upgraded to Leopard from Tiger. All of my prior settings were respected, except for the Firewall. I had it on previously, then, after upgrade, it was off.
The Firewall settings have been moved from the Sharing to the Security Preferences pane (which makes sense).

I found an interesting article from the BBC regarding this issue:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7071017.stm
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
"Leopard upgrade hits Mac firewall
Upgrading to Leopard can mean your firewall is turned off
Upgrading to the latest version of Apple's operating system, might make a Mac less secure, say experts.
A test of Leopard revealed that installing it led to the firewall on a Mac being turned off and its default setting changed to leave it disabled.
Heise Security, who conducted the tests, said the failings meant users could not "rely" on the firewall to protect them.
Apple has yet to comment about the security shortcomings in Leopard.
Leopard, the newest version of OS X, was launched on 26 October and since then Apple claims to have sold or delivered more than two million copies of the software.
But a test of Leopard by Heise Security security expert Jurgen Schmidt found that the firewall in the updated software was set to off and allowed any and every incoming net connection.
Mr Schmidt also found that installing the software as an upgrade to a machine on which the firewall was turned on would lead to this protective software being turned off when that computer was re-started.
He also found that even when the firewall was re-activated it did not let users know about all the potentially vulnerable processes running on that machine.
Commenting for Heise Mike Barwise, editor of the site, said: "This as a serious problem: It provides a false sense of security, which is more dangerous than a lack of actual security that you know about."
Apple has yet to respond to a BBC request for comment on the Heise findings.
Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, said: "Year after year, Macs continue to have these potential security problems. "

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If it's happening on all the apps that you've downloaded from the App Store, but not the Apple built-in ones, then try downloading any free app from the store (as that appears to reset something) and then re-try them - the free app can then be deleted.
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When will Apple solve all the problems with Yosemite

I have problems with Wifi, Mail ,Safari, computer waking up and resuming activity etc...

Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.
Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.
Feedback
Mail Feedback
Or you can use your Apple ID to register with this site and go the Apple BugReporter. Supposedly you will get an answer if you submit feedback.
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Upgrading CS2 to CS5.5 under Snow leopard, will that upgraded CS5.5 version work under Lion?

Hello,
I would like to migrate to Lion from Snow Leopard but before I do so, I would like to know whether Adobe CS5.5 upgraded from CS2 while still under Snow Leopard would then work under Lion.
Many thanks!

Thanks a lot Stefan for your answer!
I am using CS2 premium (i.e. Illustrator, Photoshop, Go Live, inDesign and Acrobate 7 Professional) and wish to upgrade to CS5.5 Design Standard + Dreamweaver.
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I have 30 computers connecting to Open Directory on my 10.4.11 Xserve (Named FS-01).
I'm going to completely erase that Xserve and freshly install 10.5.3 Leopard Server onto it. The plan is to give this "new" Leopard server the same name (FS-01), and the same IP address.
We'll be manually duplicating the Leopard server with the same groups, users, managed prefs, etc. We just won't be doing an in-place upgrade (long story, but suffice to say our Tiger server installation has been problematic enough that I'd rather just do a full wipe of it instead of trying any upgrade routes).
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Can anyone give me verification?

I'm sorry I didn't see this thread sooner, or I may have been able to provide some advice on ways to bind your clients without having to pay a visit to each one. I'm guessing that you probably rebound all your clients by now, but just in case…
There is a way to bind Macs to an OD server using just the command line, but it would require at least ssh access to each Mac, or better yet, ARD configured on each client with you having access to each via Remote Desktop. If the latter, just use the Send Unix command function.
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note, remove the space after the slash following LDAPv3.
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