IMac G5 came with 10.4, but restore CD has 10.3.7
My iMac G5 1.8 Ghz came with 10.4.x preinstalled on it. I backed-up up to an external drive (with Backup 3) and reformatted my hard drive. When I went to reinstall my system, I found the Restore CD had 10.3.7 on it... so now I can only run Backup 2, which wont read the Backup 3 archives!
What's the deal with shipping a lower version system on the Restore CD? Do I have a right to my original OS, and if so is there a way to get it?
Thanks for any help.
Peace,
-David
Yes absolutely, the computer was probably updated before you bought it with the latest OS, but the original restore discs had to come with it, as they are machine particular.
Glad we figured this one out,
Miriam
P.S., if you'd like, go ahead and click the "Helpful" or "Solved" buttons on any of the posts / replies above if you feel they were helpful or adequately answered your question.
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