Install discs won't work

I need to reinstall my iDVD app, so I inserted the original install discs, but when I do, the start spinning for a few seconds, then eject after three tries. Is there a problem with my install discs? Or do I need to do something?

Are those other discs CDs or DVDs?
If you can get use of that other Mac, use FireWire target disk mode...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
Put the MBP Install DVD in the the other Mac, shut both down, connect with a Firewire cable, boot the other Mac holding the t key down, once the floating FW symbol shows up, boot the MBP holding the Option/alt key down, eventually the MBP's Install Disk will show as a Boot Option.

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Original install disc won't work!

Hey all, I am trying to take my eMac back down to OSX 10.2, which is the original OSX that it came with when I bought it. It had tiger on it and I can not get the original install disc to boot when I try and do a restart while pressing "C". On startup, it goes to the screen that says "You computer needs to be restarted, press your on button for several seconds". So, I just used DBAN to completely wipe the HD, hoping that would help it, since maybe it was having trouble since tiger was still on there. The HD is now completely wiped blank and the disc still won't mount. I put in my Leopard disc just to see if that would work and it booted right up and was ready to start installing. Why won't the original disc work? The disc looks brand new, there are no scratches or anything like that on it. Any ideas? Thanks for any input!

I'd need to check notes i don't have with me at the moment, but if I recall correctly, part of the update from 10.2 to 10.4 on an eMac involved a firmware update, which could be why you can't boot to the 10.2 disc anymore.
Most OS 9 programs run fine under OS X 10.4 using Classic. You could try reinstalling 10.4, then put OS 9 on from your original 10.2 set of discs; the exact steps will depend on just which version of the discs you actually got. See e.g. OS X: How to Perform Mac OS 9 Clean Install and Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3: How to perform Mac OS 9 clean installation with Restore CDs

Install disc won't re-install Leopard on my Macbook

So, I recently upgraded my Hard Drive in my Macbook. After I upgraded, I thought it would be cool to have Windows XP on my Mac also. So I partition 20 gb of my Hard Drive off for XP. I ran boot camp to install XP and I kept getting an error. This left me with an empty partition of 20 gb on my Hard Drive. I read many posts on here and I decided that the best thing to do was to re-install Leopard completely and start over, fresh and clean. Well, I put my Leopard install disc into my dvd drive, and when the install starts up, I get an error message that says, "Mac OS X can not be installed on this drive." Also, the install disc will not eject, even before the install starts. My hard drive is completely blank right now, and I have no idea why my install disc won't work. What should I do?

Open Disk Utility again (from the installer DVD), click on the drive's name as described in the previous post, & click the blue "i" button to get the disk's info. Copy that to a reply in this thread so we can see it. Or just note the "Partition Map Scheme" info, which should say "GUID Partition Table."
If not, you did not succeed in repartitioning it, perhaps because you did not click the "Apply" button or something.
If so, make sure you are using the installer disk that came with the MacBook & not some other model-specific installer disk.
BTW, you can never eject the DVD if you have started up the MacBook from it, so that much is normal behavior. To eject the DVD, you must restart from some other boot volume.

Just bought new PC running Windows 8.1. I have Install discs for Photoshop 4 and an upgrade to Photoshop 7. Unfortunately the Photoshop 4 Install disc won't run as it's incompatible with 64 bit. How do I install Photoshop 7 on my new PC? Is there a place

Just bought new PC running Windows 8.1. I have Install discs for Photoshop 4 and an upgrade to Photoshop 7. Unfortunately the Photoshop 4 Install disc won't run as it's incompatible with 64 bit. How do I install Photoshop 7 on my new PC? Is there a place I can download the Install files from?

Pagemaker is ancient, obsolete and unsupported. It was discontinued over 10 years ago. (Though why it is still sold is a mystery.)
If you want to run PageMaker, your best bet is to use a Win2K or WinXP PC.
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Leopard Install Disc Won't Mount on PowerMac G4

I'm having problems installing Leopard and am looking for advice. My internal DVD reader won't mount the installation disc - this has been a long-standing issue with my DVD drive: it can read some DVDs but not others. This is only the second time I've had trouble reading an actual Apple-manufactured DVD, though. (The first time, it was iLife - I eventually got around the problem by using a third-party DVD drive to install iLife, and that worked fine.) This time, though, while trying to install Leopard from the external DVD drive, the installation failed halfway through. This happened twice in a row, and I had to go back to my original system discs that came with the computer and reinstall the original system (10.2) in order to get my computer working again.
Now, I have two questions that arise from this. One, is this DVD-reading problem on my internal drive something that can be fixed with a Firmware update or something? I've searched without success. Or does the drive have to be replaced completely?
Second, is the problem with trying to install from the external DVD drive likely to be an issue with the Leopard install disc being a dual layer disc (if it is - I have no idea), and maybe the reason it fails halfway through is because my external DVD drive is only able to read one layer of the DVD? Or am I completely barking up the wrong tree with this one? Is it just a bad idea to try and install from an external DVD drive, full stop?
Colour me baffled! Any advice gratefully received.

I do not know for sure, but as the Leopard install DVD has a capacity of over 7GB it may well be a dual-layer DVD.
Assuming your G4 PowerMac otherwise meets the minimum requirements for Leopard (867 MHz or faster, 512 MB memory, 9GB free space on hard drive, etc.) it is possible there is a flaw in the DVD. When you attempted to install did the installer successfully verify the DVD? You could try using Disk Utility to verify the DVD.
You might consider a new internal DVD drive. I had to replace the optical drive in my G5 when it failed. They are quite reasonably priced here: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/
Do you have an external FireWire hard drive? Did you attempt to install Leopard on that drive?

OS install disc won't boot

I've got a 2007 15" Macbook Pro (MacBookPro3,1, Boot ROM version MBP31.0070.B07) which is currently running Lion and aside from the battery flaking out occasionally, it runs fine. I'm trying to install Leopard on it for testing purposes (I work in IT, and we try to have one machine running every version of every OS we support). When I try to start up using the "Mac OS X Install Disc 1" that came with the machine, it just spits the disc back out. This disk has Tiger (10.4), and the machine came with a "CPU upgrade" to 10.5. I've also tried booting to 10.5.4 and 10.6 retail discs with same result.
So, my best guess is that at some point, whether by a firmware upgrade or installing Lion, I've lost the ability to install any version of OS X OLDER than Lion. I can't seem to find any documentation for either firmware updates or Lion to support or disprove this assumption, though.

Well in order to install Snow Leopard you will need a partition for that if you also want to keep 10.7 on the machine, you use the 10.7 Disk Uitity to create a new partiton on the drive, then option key boot (wired or built in keyboards only) from the 10.6 disk and install in there.
If you want to wipe and install only 10.6, the entire internal drive needs to be erased (hold option or c key boot off the 10.6 and use Disk Ulility, select the entire drive), then install 10.6.
The 10.6.3 white retail disk should still work unless it's defective, smudged, dirty etc or unless it's a gray or black disk from another Mac, then it won't work.
However it is possible Apple did send a firmware update down the pipe that won't allow booting of earlier OS X verisons, they did that with 10.4 and 10.5 supposedly.
Unless you didn't upgrade the EFI firmware or have a older copy to revert too, Apple won't provide older EFI versions on their website, only the newer ones.
It's possible in some magic way to extract the EFI firmware off the 10.6 disks and then create a EFI boot disk installer that will install the older EFI verisons, but I haven't explored that possibility.
Far as I'm concerned, Apple can keep their Lions and their machines, I'm not going along with them anymore if they continue on their ******** path.

Install disc won't load?

I'm trying to re-install the OS on a MacBook Pro that i'm selling so as to erase all my data from it, however the Install Disc will not start up to run the Installer. I load it, press install, it says it has to Restart, i click ok and it then begins to restart but then just stops at a white screen. The disc drive goes quiet as well. I've tried just starting and holding C down as well. Same result.
Just wondering if anyone knows a way around this? Or is it probably a dodgy disc? It seems to be fine until it tries to start up from the disc.

Clean the disk with a very soft cloth and a bit of rubbing alcohol, polish.
Hold c or option key with a wired keyboard with the disk in and rebooting the machine, it should work.
The only time it won't work if it's the wrong disk for that computer, it's possible with 10.5 Apple may have updated the firmware so one can't boot off the 10.5 disks, boot off the 10.6 disk instead.
Call Apple for replacement machine specific disks with the free iLife if 10.6 or later, if 10.5 or earlier, order the 10.6.3 retail disks at Apple, no free iLife.
Use Disk Utility under the Utilities menu to Erase W/Zero (or 7x if your paranoid and willing to wait many hours) the entire drive before installing OS X.
Once OS X is installed it will reboot to Welcome Video, just shutdown and it will stay like that.

How does the "Please Install Disc 2" message work?

I've been puttering around with an old Titanium PB G4 with a busted screen, using an external monitor to bring it up to 10.4 from 10.3.9.
I inadvertently started the install with a 10.4 CD instead of my 10.4 DVD. Problem is, I don't have the second 10.4 CD, so I had to abort the install (using a hard power reset) and reinstall with the DVD.
The DVD install went OK, but now on reboot I still get the "Please install Disc 2" message, and can't proceed. I can boot into OS9 and mess with the installed OSX files, but I can't seem to find out where that message originates from.
This is more from curiosity than just trying to fix it (I could always reformat and reinstall). My question is:
What file or mechanism causes the "Please Install Disc 2" to come up on the screen? Where is it located? Or is it something in PRAM? Just curious...
Thanks

One way would have been to be certain the first partial installation
had been wiped from the computer's hard disk drive. Even though
you seem to have gotten a second installation, whatever was hung
up in the first one is probably still on the computer's hard disk drive.
Disk Utility, on the installer disc's initial menu options, can be used
to reformat; it also can be used to secure overwrite zeros beforehand
so the hard disk drive has nothing other than the formatting. This is
as good as it gets for a blank-slate before a new installation.
There may be a way to see if a second full installation exists on the
hard disk drive, by holding down the Option key on boot and see if
you get the icon representation of more than one boot OSX system.
If so, try one of them and restart. Since you have two 10.4 systems
there, telling them apart may be by trial & error. If you can find the
correct one, it may be possible to remove the other one. It may be
that the last install by DVD won't work because its on the same drive
partition as the earlier failed OS installation.
If you tried an upgrade & install or an archive & install, the old 10.3.9
system may have the problem contained within it. Some of the OS X
system parts can be totally damaged by accessing (moving location)
of its bits; some of those are invisible while booted in OS X, not in 9.
That makes it possible to remove OS X, in a way, (and any older files)
while leaving OS 9.x intact. Any erasure of the HDD, and you will
have to install OS9 Drivers in the process of first new OS install if 9
is expected to boot the computer again. Tiger may provide drivers,
if not, a reinstall of OS9.2 should. Otherwise OS9 becomes a non-boot
version called Classic, accessed under OS X. If you have the original
software installation disc set, that is where OS9/Classic would probably
be installed from. Not all OS9 system discs work in Macs that shipped
with a vintage dual-boot hardware. A copy of that OS9 could be re-used.
If OS9 is desired; otherwise it may not exist in the computer later on.
Good luck & happy computing!
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My install disc doesn't work

I just got the Quad G5 and the install discs to install bundled software doesn't work. I put it in and it says that the packaged is broken and can't install. I bought the computer from Macmall should they give me a new install disc or should i contact apple?

Your kernel panic is most likely the result of an older version of OS 10.4.x. on the Apple Care cd. It appears the new dual-core will only boot up from 10.4.3 or later.

Help! Itunes & quicktime installed but won't work

Would someone please help?
I just got a ipod nano and installed the software from the cd that came with it, the installation installed ok and then when I went to click on itunes I get the following msg:
" Itunes requires quicktime to run, please reinstall itunes".
I have quicktime installed, and it still won't work.
I have tried removing all itunes & quicktime files and downloading again via the cd and directly from the website and still the same problem.
I'm really frustrated.
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hiya!
just popping by to drop off a link to a QT standalone installer:
Quicktime 7.0.4 Standalone Installer
(the link to a true standalone QT on the QT Player download page can be a bit difficult to find. the most obvious download link on there leads to an itunes/QT installer bundle.)
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10.4.9 installed apps won't work

I did a software update yesterday t0 10.4.9, and now Photoshop Illustrator CS,Final Cut Pro 3, all of which worked yesterday will not work now.
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Use the install disk that shipped with your Mac to "Repair Disk"
Steps for using Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.) Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair.
If you repair errors run it until no errors found.
Let us know.
-mj
[email protected]

Instal disc won't change password

I've forgotten my password. I tried to use the instal disc and followed the instructions to change password. Message confirmed password changed, but when I restart my new password is not recognised. I'm lost at what to do next.

Hi there, BDAqua says the nicest things. Ok, if the Password change doesn't work, after using the Install Disk, it's likely that you may have made a mistake during the process. So, you'll have to go again.
Boot from the Installer Disk, holding down the C Key until the Apple Logo appears.
Select your language, but do NOT press Continue..just the little arrow, and that will bring up the Menu Bar (up top). Click Utilities, and scroll to Reset Password. Follow the prompts, carefully. Quit Utilities and Installer, and Reboot.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
Scroll to Resetting Original Admin. Password.

Install Disc won't see main hard drive

I'm trying to upgrade from 10.4.11 to 10.5. When I'm booted up from the install disc, my main hard drive doesn't show up as an option to install onto. My secondary internal hard drive shows up, as well as my firewire drive. What's the deal? Thanks-Karen

Try going into Disk Utility and see if you disk pops up. If not restart your mac and hold the "c" key. If that does not work go to the Apple Store.

Mac OS X install disc won't run

In Disk Utility, it says that 'Volume Bitmap needs minor repairs' so I need to repair volume. In order for me to repair it in Disk utility I have to start up from the install disc but upon inserting it into the cd drive of my powerbook G4, it fails to run and ejects it after about a minute.
What shall I do?
thanks.

Hi nebula32, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Tough without the Install disc or something like DiskWarrior, but some things to try...
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Tough without the Tiger Disk problems, but try fsck...
To use fsck, you must run it from the command line. Unlike using your mouse to open an application to do something, you'll need to type a text command at the prompt (#) to tell fsck what to do. The Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities) and single-user mode are two examples of command-line interfaces in which you can type such commands. To use fsck:
1. Start up your computer in single-user mode to reach the command line. Hold CMD+s keys down at bootup. Note: If necessary, perform a forced restart as described in the Emergency Troubleshooting Handbook that came with your computer. On desktop computers, you can do this by pressing the reset/interrupt button (if there is one) or holding down the power button for several seconds. On portable computers, simultaneously press the Command-Control-power keys. If your portable computer doesn't restart with this method, you may need to reset the Power Manager.
2. At the command-line prompt, type /sbin/fsck -fy
(SPACE between fsck AND -fy important)
3. Press Return. fsck will go through five "phases" and then return information about your disk's use and fragmentation. Once it finishes, it'll display this message if no issue is found: 
The volume (nameofvolume) appears to be OK  If fsck found issues and has altered, repaired, or fixed anything, it will display this message: *** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***   Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command you typed in step 2 until fsck tells you that your volume appears to be OK (first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues, so this is a normal thing to do).
4. When fsck reports that your volume is OK, type reboot at the prompt and then press Return.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), & use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, reboot once more.
Then Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.

Leopard Install Disc won't restart into installer.

I have a G5 quad core and am trying to install Leopard from my family pack installation disc. My superdrive is malfunctioning and will not accept any discs (spins as though it's loading, clicks and tries again, only to spit the disc back out). I purchased an external DVDRW drive by USB quite a while ago because of this. I put the disc in, I can double click to install, it asks me to restart and on restarting it loads right back to asking me for my password. I have tried holding down "c" on restart and the Install Disc never shows up. I have tried holding down "option" on restart and only my hard drive shows up. I tried to load from another computer that I have assuming to share it's drive, but when holding "option" on restart it doesn't give me an option to pick a network.
I'm Lost, Please Advise! Thanks.

A PPC such as your G5 will not boot from a USB connection. However assuming that the other computer has a FireWire port, you can probably "borrow" its DVD drive to install Leopard, even if the other computer is an Intel. You will need an appropriate FireWire cable that can connect the two computers.
I would try the following:
Shut down the G5. Insert the Leopard DVD into the other computer, and restart the other computer while holding down the T key, booting the other computer into [FireWire Target Disk Mode|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661] . Connect it to the G5 and then start the G5 while holding down the Option key. This should boot the G5 into the startup manager, and hopefully you will see the Leopard OS X install DVD as one of the startup choices. Select that, and proceed with the Leopard installation. Be sure you pick the correct "Macintosh HD" (the G5's HD!) for the install.

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