Is this upgrade OK?
Want to upgrade my Imac running OS10.5.8 to the next best thing. Will this slow down my mac? How far can I upgrade? What will change when I do this? This Mac was purchased March 2008.
Your 2008. iMac is fully capable of running OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
Forget the advice of the previous poster.
That stated! you would be advised to completely uninstall any antivirus apps you may have running currently on your iMac.
Also, if your iMac is also running malware/" crapware" like MacKeeper,CleanMYMac or any other types of hard drive or memory "cleaning" "crapware", please uninstall these completely, also.
Also, your model iMac can take a total of 6 GBs of RAM.
My advice! before upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, install the full 6 GBs of RAM into your iMac.
Correct and reliable Mac RAM can be purchased from online Mac RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).
Good Luck!
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Error Message: "This upgrade path is not supported"
Scenario
During the process of upgrade to Windows 10 Technical Preview, we may encounter the error “This upgrade path is not supported. Please close Setup and re-launch from the root of the media or go back and pick a different installation
choice.” in the Compatibility report.
Analysis
Step 1: Perform the scenario 1: the upgrade installation fails.
Reproduce this error following the steps below:
Download the Windows 10 Technical Preview ISO installation file.
Extract the ISO installation file to C:\New folder, and now the location of the installation file is
C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\.
Click setup.exe from the installation file, and then click
Install now.
Setup is starting, and then get two options Upgrade and
Custom which is the classic setup wizard which we can see during booting from DVD.
Click Upgrade to run upgrade installation, however, the error occurs.
It seems that it is impossible to perform upgrade installation to Windows 10 Technical Preview, although it is fine to click
Custom to perform clean installation which cannot keep the personal setting and applications.
However, what we want is upgrade installation, not clean installation.
Step 2: Perform the scenario 2: the upgrade installation works fine.
If extract the ISO installation to C:\New in the above step2, click the
setup.exe from the installation file C:\New\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\, the upgrade installation would work fine, which is as shown the following two figures:
Step 3: Check the setupact.log
file which contains information about setup actions during the installation of the two scenarios.
Scenario 1: Check the setupact.log file of the scenario 1. The detailed information is shown as below:
2014-10-14 19:03:40, Info UI Determining whether we should run ConX or legacy setup
2014-10-14 19:03:42, Info UI Will launch ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:03:42, Info UI Launching ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:03:42, Info UI Launching C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\SetupPrep.exe
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI Unknown command line for ConX setup experience. Launching legacy setup experience.
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI Determining if we are in WDS/Unattend mode
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI No need to hide autorun
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info [0x0a000a] UI Autorun:Autorun core successfully initialized!!!
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info [0x0a000b] UI Autorun:Autorun UI successfully initialized!!!
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI AppWindow has layout style 0
2014-10-14 19:03:45, Info UI NavWindow has layout style 0
2014-10-14 19:03:45, Info [0x0a011c] UI WizardDialogPost::SetActive
2014-10-14 19:04:57, Info [0x0a018e] UI Passing command line parameter ("C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\setup.exe /HideWelcome /uilanguage:en-US /targetlanguage:en-US") to IBS.
Scenario 2: Check the setupact.log file of the scenario 2. The detailed information is shown as below:
2014-10-14 19:08:04, Info UI Determining whether we should run ConX or legacy setup
2014-10-14 19:08:05, Info UI Will launch ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:08:05, Info UI Launching ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:08:05, Info UI Launching C:\New\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\SetupPrep.exe
According to the two logs, we can get the following points:
In scenario 1, it would invoke the SetupPrep.exe in the source folder directly to perform an installation preparation. However, it failed to recognize the path
C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\SetupPrep.exe. Then it would launch legacy setup.
In the scenario 2, Windows setup would be redirected to the ConX setup to perform upgrade installation automatically.
So, what is the difference of the scenario 1 and 2 to bring the different results of upgrade installation?
Workaround
Based on lots of testing, we find that if there is no space in the extracting location of the ISO installation
file, the upgrade installation would work fine.
What’s more, we can get the meaning of the two setup models in the setupact.log:
Legacy setup: it is same with setup from DVD boot.
ConX setup: it would check the compatibility and language UI for upgrade preparation, then perform migration and upgrade directly.
Additional Resource
From the release of Windows 10 Technical Preview, many users have installed and tested Windows 10 Technical Preview, we still hope more and more users would download and install Windows 10 Technical Preview for test, and provide
us your feedback.
Download Windows Technical Preview
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso
Download Windows Technical Preview for Enterprise
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-technical-preview-for-enterprise
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I would guess that existence of a space in the folder name is what the issue is. Try removing the space from the folder name and see if works. New_Folder for example
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Can i upgrade my laptop's graphic card? and how does this upgrading affect the other functions?
is it possible to upgrade my HP Split 13-m111TU x2 PC's graphic card? how does one go about this upgrading process? does it affect the other functions and features of the laptop?
Hi:
The graphics adapter in your model cannot be upgraded. -
I have an older I Mac operating system 10.6.8 and want to upgrade. I've been told that the only upgrade available for my machine is 10.7.5. On what website can I find this upgrade or how do I find this upgrade on the Apple website?
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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I can not upgrade from version 9.1.5 to 9.2.3 on my IMAC free?? I have to pay for this upgrade?
I can not upgrade from version 9.1.5 to 9.2.3 on my IMAC free?? I have to pay for this upgrade?
That is a free update (not an upgrade) what happens when you try? How are you trying to update? did your Mac come with restore disks or did you download software form teh App Store? Have you logged onto the App store and checked purchased software for updates?
LN -
can u tell me where i can get this upgrade
thank u much!!!You have to buy OS upgrades, like Tiger OS 10.4 and Leopard OS 10.5. OS updates are free from Apple.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
MB576Z/A Leopard 10.5.4 install DVD
MB021Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
MB022Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (5-user family pack)
Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
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My macbook pro is currently running on version Mac OS X 10.6.8. I need version 10.7 or above to run a particular study software. How do I obtain this upgrade?
First check that your Mac meets the System requirements for Lion...
Lion Tech Specs > http://support.apple.com/kb/SP629
See here to Buy it...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
Be sure to make a Backup of your Current System Before Upgrading...
Also... Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using... Also note that Rosetta is no longer supported in Lion.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
You should also consider more RAM... Lion is a hungry beast...
You can use these Links to check which RAM is suitable for your Mac...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/
If in the UK... Go to http://www.crucial.com
It is Important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
Those sites also have videos on how to Install RAM should you need it... -
iTunes fails to load. Message is "Service Apple Mobile Device failed to start. Verify you have sufficient privileges to start system services." Never had this problem before trying to install this upgrade. How do I fix this?
Dave, same problem here. And I did go in as admin to Administrative Tools, Services, Apple Mobile Devices and tried restarting the service. It seems there is a bug with the newest update, period. All of the normal "easy" steps don't work. Before I remove all of Apple's programs, including Bonjour....I'm running a full system scan.
But the answer will be to remove all of the Apple stuff, then reboot, then use whatever utility you have to remove all temp files...then go download and install it again. This has worked for several people (I read the thread before posting). Win 7 64bit. It just seems that Apple did not thoroughly test this new version. Period.
If Apple reads this...I have many computers...and whenever Apple wants to update something...it just about stops everything else that is going on. Total memory hog, even with 16G RAM and dual quad core processors. It has to learn to play nice with others.
After the scan and I'm sure an hour or two of work...I'll re-post.
Of course if you do image back-ups, as I do, you can simply restore your drive to its previous state and run the previous version of iTunes, declining the update, until Apple gets it right. Depending on the size of your drive, this could take hours. It is a matter of choice, of course. -
I want to upgrade iPhoto from 7.1.5 to 9.2.3 but my computer says I must have 9>1 to make this upgrade. How do I get 9.1?
Buy iPhoto from the Mac App Store.
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The version 2008_1_620 of the Add-on ST-PI is too high for this upgrade
Hi Guru,
I' am doing prepare : upgrade from R/3 entrerprise 47X100 to ECC6.0 SR3.
PREPARE
02) Initialization failed yes
the checks.log report the following error :
SAPup> WARNING: The version 2008_1_620 of the Add-on ST-PI is too high for this
upgrade (> 2005_1_700).
To avoid loss of data it is necessary to include the latest avai
lable version for the Add-on
in the IS_SELECT phase.
Please refer to Add-on note 69455 for further information.
I can't go on , How can I include the add-on in the upgrade ? the phase for include the add-on upgrade is 04) Extension but i cannot skip phase 2 ? ! ? !
OSS note 69455 does not contain valid information.
thank's for the answer.
Regards Antonio.Hi
I got the same error and it actually prevents from getting further, because its treated as an error.
"ERROR: To be able to use ASU Toolbox, your system requires at
least Support Package Level 8 for the ST-PI software component
For more information, see the upgrade documentation
WARNING: The version 2008_1_620 of the Add-on ST-PI is too high for this upgrade (> 2005_1_700).
To avoid loss of data it is necessary to include the latest available version for the Add-on
in the IS_SELECT phase.
Please refer to Add-on note 69455 for further information."
2008_1_620 does not have a level 8, so it must be refering to the 2005 version of ST-PI.
Update SAPup.exe (in <upgrade dir>/bin) to newest version.
Regards
Kim
Edited by: Kim Hynek on Mar 30, 2010 11:36 AM
Edited by: Kim Hynek on Mar 30, 2010 11:40 AM -
I just purchased Mountain Lion on the app store, put in new credit card and agreed to terms then nothing happend. How do I know if I purchased this upgrade?
Sometimes if you make a purchase for the first time, use a new billing method (ie credit card) or the App Store terms have changed, I've noticed that you need to press the "Buy" button twice for the purchase to actually go through (ie, you press Buy, you agree to the terms, and you have to press Buy again). You won't get double-charged.
You can check if the purchase is actually downloading by looking in the Purchased tab of the App Store - the Mountain Lion installer will be there if it worked. If not, try the Buy button again.
Matt -
I hav an iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 10.6.8 - I want to use th cloud - is this upgradable to Mountain Lion?
This page lists the compatible Macs - it depends on when you bought it:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/ -
I updated my computer to the OS X Mavericks, but how do i delete this upgrade?
i updated my computer to the OS X Mavericks, but how do i delete this upgrade?
The only way to go backwards is to erase your hard drive and reinstall the OS that you want to go back to. The easiest way to do this would be to restore from a back-up that you, hopefully, made before the upgrade. Don't have a back-up? Then back up your files, first, so you can migrate them back once you've reinstalled the OS.
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my ipod nano4th gen will not download the purchased songs in itunes v11. Just upgraded to mac 10.6.8-won't synch new songs since this upgrade. The ipod is seen in the itunes as the devise, and the nano screens says synching when plugged into the macmini usb port, but the itunes window does not say it is synching like it has before so whats the culprit? Techno virgin in distress!
PS - I added an iphone5 which is whay these upgrades happened so this synching to the ipod error is since the iphone began synching.I just learn in some post that the most common lapses in syncing is not checking if "sync music" in music section of the ipod is ticked. So double check if it is. Cheers!
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How do i uninstall this upgrade, buttons all gone or in wrong spot
Please uninstall this upgrade.
Home and print are next to the big red X, how stupid is that.
Put the buttons back on the left top of page!!!!
Open windows are on the top???? Put them back on the bottom of the page!!!!
This is like driving on the wrong side of the road.
What is the 2" of black space at the top of the page all about? I want content not black space.
PLEASE UNINSTALL IMMEDIATELY
HELPCommon Questions after Updating Firefox
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/common-questions-after-updating-firefox
Back and Forward or other toolbar items are missing
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Back%20and%20forward%20or%20other%20toolbar%20items%20are%20missing
How do I Customize the Toolbars?
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I0S 7 draft folder in email exchange is gone...anyone else have an issue with thie "upgrade"? Draft folder is essential for my work as I create in draft folder on laptop/desktop and need that information available on the iPad when I travel.
I0S 7 draft folder in email exchange is gone...anyone else have an issue with thie "upgrade"? Draft folder is essential for my work as I create in draft folder on laptop/desktop and need that information available on the iPad when I travel.
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