Leopard to Lion Upgrade

I have a mac book pro with Mac OS Leopard... I want to upgrade it to Lion... But apparently I can only do it from mac app store that is available for snow leopard. How can I upgrade from Leopard to Lion with out having mac app store??

Super confused! So I have a MacBook with Leopard and I understand I need to upgrade to Snow Leopard and THEN Lion. People have mentioned this new USB stick but that looks confusing and again looks like I can't use it to upgrade.
So...best way to upgrade. Is this really upgrade to Snow Leopard first using the discs (which are well expensive in NZ) and THEN buy Lion off the app store?
Is there really never going to be a way for Leopard users who didn't get snow leopard to upgrade in a more direct way (without creating some kind of USB boot thing that confuses me). Hey I don't mind paying more for 2 upgrades just be easier if they were done in one easy step!
Surely Apple needs to realise some of us were bumbling along on Leopard (I didn't pay attention until Lion arrived) and now need to upgrade. And my macbook pro can run Lion I've checked.
Thanks!

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I have a macbook that the O.S. is 10.5.8 and I cannot update it or buy Snow leopard or Lion upgrades..any suggestions

I have a macbook that the O.S. is 10.5.8 and I cannot update it or buy Snow leopard or Lion upgrades..any suggestions

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A for SL retail disks.
Once SL is intalled from retail disks the combo installer should be found to update it to 10.6.8, which install App Store to download Lion.
Is your computer Intel (required for SL)? If intel is it Core2Duo (required for Lion)?
Go to Apple menu > About This Mac > Processor entry ...

Snow leopard to Lion Upgrade on a brand new Macbook Pro

My brand new macbook pro (bought september 2011) came with snow leopard installed. Am I really expected to buy a Lion upgrade for a brand new product?

Not required.
Some have upgraded and want desperately to reinstall SL. Some are happy with the move. Some are not completely happy but will live with it and adapt.
Read here for the "new features" to see if the move is worth the risk to you http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html.
Regardless, first thing you need to do is get a mac-formated drive and make a TimeMachine or CarbonCopyClone (download for free) backup. The only common and provable issue with Lion upgrade is that those who do NOT make a backup regret not havng it when/if they reinstall SL.

Multi-seat Leopard to Lion upgrade... thanks a lot Apple!

So, if I understand Apple's stance that Lion will only be available through the Mac App Store, and that the Mac App Store is only available on the latest version of Snow Leopard, then my job to upgrade my company's 10 Macs has just become a nightmare!
On EACH Mac, I must:
upgrade to Snow Leopard (about 30 mins?)
download and patch to latest Snow Leopard (another 30 mins?)
download Lion (4gb... on our broadband, that's about 4 hours)
run install (guessing another 30 mins again?)
So, you're seriously telling me that I will have to spend 5.5 hours upgrading EACH Mac individually? That's 55 HOURS!
Unless it's possible to copy the Lion installer, in which case the job becomes a little less onerous... except that Apple's business licensing for the Mac Store says that you can only install on the one Mac, and not all of your Macs like a home licence... so I'm guessing that I will have to download for each Mac.
ABSOLUTE BLEEDIN’ NIGHTMARE!
THIS IS A JOKE! Come on Apple - you HAVE to release the Lion installer on DVD!

The other thing is, anybody running an organization who decides to update their operating system the day it is released should be advised of known truths of releases:
1. They almost always are not compatible with every mission critical software, unless they just happened to pick every software that has been keeping up with Apple day to day.
2. A clone backup of their system is a must prior to any update. No telling if hardware or software issues might be lurking in the depths of the system that would surface upon an update.
3. Nobody said you can't do a network install once downloaded to one system, as long as certain licensing terms have been paid for and agreed to.
Wait until the July release before jumping to conclusions.

Snow Leopard to lion upgrade

I currently have snow leopard and want to upgrade to lion or mountain lion. I have a macbook from 2008, it's plastic, 4 gigs of ram, dou core intel processor. If i do not meet the requirements for one or both of them please tell me. If it is possible for me to upgrade please tell me how to get my hands on the one that will work.

Run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether further updates are required.
You should now see the App Store icon, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
To use iCloud you have to upgrade at least to Lion, but some functions are only available in Mountain Lion:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4759
You can also purchase the code to use to download Lion (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard), or you can purchase Mountain Lion from the App Store - if you can run that:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

Macbook 2006 upgrade to Leopard, Snow Leopard, or Lion?

I own a white Macbook pro 2006 core 2 duo OS x 10.4 tiger. More than anything, I want to update this computer. Is there any possible way to upgrade to leopard, snow leopard, or lion?

You can upgrade from 10.4 to10.6 with no problems. Any program that runs under 10.4 will run under 10.6. You might have to upgrade some drivers for printers, etc.... And you will have to install Rosetta if you have any Power PC applications http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/snow_leopard_installing_rosetta/ I recently upgraded an older Core Duo MacBook (1,1) from 10.4 to 10.6. If you only want iPhoto or other single apps from iLife '11 you can get them from the App Store after you've upgraded to 10.6.6. iPhoto, iMovie or Garage Bandfor $15 each and Pages, Keynote or Numbers from iWork '09 for $20 each.
You can order a Snow Leopard10.6 install disk for $29 as long as you have at least1gb of RAM and 5gb offree space on your hard drive. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
A 10.5 Leopard disk willrun you over $100
Once you are at 10.6.8 you can buy Lion from the App Store if you have at least a model 2,1 MacBook. Lion will require at least 2gb of RAM but really needs 4gb to run smoothly. Also Lion doesn't run any PowerPC programs. To see if you have any Power PC programs go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info. WhenSystem Profiler comes up select Applications under Software. Then look under kind to see if any of your applications are listed as Power PC. Universal and Intel will run under Lion.
Before Mac switched to Intel processors they used Power PC processors from 1994 to 2005. Power PC 601 through 604, G3, G4 and G5. Applications written for the Power PC processors need an application called Rosetta to run on Intel processors. This was part of the Operating System in 10.4 and 10.5 but was an optional install in 10.6. With10.7 Lion Apple dropped support for Power PC applications.

Time Machine: Missing Snow Leopard backups after Lion Upgrade.

I regulary use Time Machine for backups to my WD drive through my network. After I upgraded to Lion I could not back up to my network drive I learned through various forums that my WD drive required a firmware update, to work with Lion. I upgraded the firmware and now I no longer have my Time Machine backups from Snow Leopard, only backups from Lion, any idea how I can locate my Snow Leopard backups?

Pondini wrote:
I'd be the first to agree that keeping two sets of backups, one a "clone," is prudent.
But if you have a Snow Leopard clone, then upgrade to Lion, the next time you update the clone you'll lose the Snow Leopard version entirely.
Yes, I was caught out early, so I have a selection of backup drives now to keep everything backed up as safely as possible. Although at the moment, I'm not seeing any reason to go back to Snow Leopard, and all my media is safe. Hopefully in the near future my SL backups can go and I can get ready for the next OS when it comes along.
Thanks

Trying to upgrade from snow leopard to lion. Father already purchased Lion online a few months ago but did not use upgrade (did not know cmp was already running on lion). How can I use his upgrade on my computer without having to buy another Lion upgrade?

Hi,
Basically my computer is running on Snow Leopard. My father bought the Lion upgrade to install on his computer, however, it ended up being that his newly purchased lap top already came running with Lion -- thus, he never ended up using the Lion upgrade he purchased. Now, I would like to use the Lion upgrade he purchased but did not use to upgrade my computer to Snow Leopard. The information he gave me for this was the Web Order Number, Part Number, and Content Code for the Lion upgrade. How do I redeem/use his upgrade to update my computer to Lion without having to purchase another copy of the Lion software from the App store? Is that possible?
Thank you so much!!!

Unless he controls your machine (same household), you can't. At $30 USD, pop for your own copy.

System freezes when attempting to upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion

I hope someone can help me out there. I have downloaded the Lion upgrade install program and built an install disk on my jump drive using Lion Diskmaker 2.0.2, but when I tried to upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion using the jump drive, the install freezes at 24% and I cannot reboot or anything. It just keeps coming back to the install screen. Any suggestions?

This could be due to a number of causes. If you have the Lion installer application, then I suggest you put it in your Downloads folder. Now do this:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
When you've done the above you should now double-click on the Lion installer application in your Applications folder. When prompted click on the Install button. Note that you will not use the flash drive you made as you shouldn't need it. And, this will avoid any issues with a bad flash drive installer.

Upgrade from snow leopard to lion 10.7.2

Hi all,
I wonder if anyone can help me at all. We currently have three MAC computers in our office, the newest one is running on version 10.6.8 and the other two are 10.5.8. I want to upgrade all of them to the new Lion 10.7.2 so we can have the new server and access all the features that goes with it. I understand that you cannot just do an upgrade from leopard to lion, you have to buy all of the upgrades. Is this correct? Also, do I need to buy all the upgrades for all of the MACS or can I just buy one version of each? Would it be a version of snow leopard, then Lion, the Lion 10.7.2 ?
Hope this makes sense, any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks again,
Andrew

argo10 wrote:
We currently have three MAC computers in our office, the newest one is running on version 10.6.8 and the other two are 10.5.8. I want to upgrade all of them to the new Lion 10.7.2
First off you should consider the risks of upgrading to 10.7
1: 10.7 runs poorly or slowly on most older Intel hardware (certainly machines old encough to run 10.5 qualify)
Lion has been tested and it's a hair slower than Snow Leopard.
2: Lion machines also has to be 64 bit Intel processors, not the 32bit Intel Core Duo's. No PowerPC machines.
3: 2GB of RAM is required, but people report 4GB is better.
4: 10.7 will not run a LOT of your 10.5 and 10.6 software, and a lot haven't been upgraded/updated to work with 10.7. This also includes drivers for scanners and printers that some might be a bit older.
You can check this compatibility database
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Snow Leopard runs everything from 10.5 and 10.6 because of Rosetta. So all your software should work, perhaps with a minor update each.
5: OS Lion introduces some radical changes in the User Interface that can disrupt your workflow and sanity.
My 20 plus Apple vet/production manager opinion is this, upgrade the 10.5 machines to 10.6.8 and leave things alone.
When you buy new hardware, it will come with 10.7 and then you buy new software to go with it and gradually ease into it, sort of like getting a enema, insert gently.
If you go all radical and change all the machines, your going to be in for quite a bit of pain, not only on the machines, but from the users using them, believe me!
I understand that you cannot just do an upgrade from leopard to lion, you have to buy all of the upgrades. Is this correct? Also, do I need to buy all the upgrades for all of the MACS or can I just buy one version of each? Would it be a version of snow leopard, then Lion, the Lion 10.7.2 ?
You can buy this ($69) and backup, wipe and install. Need one for each machine on 10.5. and you should have one for the 10.6 machine too, but you can download Lion $29 from the 10.6.8 AppStore instead, no USB copy.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A
Snow Leopard $29 install/upgrade disks are here
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
Again, I suggest you just upgrade the 10.5 Intel machines to 10.6, it's less expensive, it's stable and it works faster than 10.5 or 10.7 in tests.
Save Lion for new hardware and software upgrades when they arrive.

Upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion (mac)

After a ugrade from Snow Leopard to Lion on my Imac, the software witch i have by mine E3000 router, works not longer anymore.
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How can i chance something now??
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I have a hdd from late 2009 that I upgraded from leopard to snow leopard to lion to mountain lion. I want to upgrade the hdd to ssd. Do I need to buy a new copy of mountain lion to install on the ssd? If not, then what is the procedure to transfer?

I have a hdd from a late 2009 mbp. I upgraded from leopard to snow leopard to lion to mountain lion. Now I want to upgrade to a ssd. Do I need to purchase a new copy of mountain lion to go on my new ssd? If I don't, then what is the procedure to transfer mountain lion with my 4 user accounts onto the new ssd from the hdd?
I'm confused on if I can use the recovery hd on a thumb drive to install mountain lion on my ssd. Will it be pheasible with so many OS X upgrades? And then how do I get my user accounts onto the ssd from the hdd. Do I use migration assistant? Do I need to make a time machine backup first? Should I use something called Carbon Clone or something like that?
Thanks for reading

If you have a cable that connects and external HDD to the MBP, it will do. If it is something like this, an enclosure will not be needed for the swap:
An enclosure allows you to use your old HDD for storage or backup purposes. The cable will not.
Here are instructions as to how the swap can be performed using DISK UTITY. Substitute You cable for the enclosure in same:
INSTALLING A NEW HDD IN A MBP
1. Make certain that you have backed up all of your important data.
2. You will need a HDD enclosure. One with a USB connection will do. A 9 pin Firewire is better.
3. Install your new drive in the enclosure and connect it to your MBP.
4. Open DISK UTILITY>ERASE. From the left hand column drag the new drive into the 'Name' field. Make sure that the format is 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'. Click on the 'Erase' button.
5. Click on the 'Restore' button (on top). Drag the old drive into the 'Source' field and the new drive into the 'Destination' field. Click on the 'Restore' button on the bottom right hand corner.
Depending upon the amount of data you are transferring, this may take a couple hours or more. A Firewire will speed up the transfer. This will result in both drives having identical information on them.
6. After the data transfer has completed, you may swap the drives. Start the MBP and you have finished the installation. The initial boot may take a bit longer than you are accustomed to, but that is normal.
7. When you are satisfied that the new hard drive if functioning properly, you can erase the old drive and use it for any needs that you may have.
If there is any confusion on your part, post back.
Ciao.

I am new to mac's and have upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion but......

I am new to mac's and have upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion but not all my application will work. Is it save to reinstall using original snow leopard dvd and does it wipe all my other application like apature? I am in a panic over this, any help!!
I came across this online and i want to know is it safe to do this:
Backup your User folders to an external drive. This should preserve your documents, photos, music, etc. If you store those things in locations not in the User folder, make sure to copy those over too.
Insert the Snow Leopard disc. Restart your Mac and hold down C to boot to your DVD drive.
Go to Utilities in the menu bar once the installer pops up and select “Disk Utility.”
Find the drive in the sidebar where Lion is installed, select it and navigate to the Partition tab.
Click on the drop down menu under Partition Layout and select “1 Partition.” Hit Apply.
Now navigate to the Erase tab and make sure “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” is selected, then hit Erase to delete all data on the drive.
Quit Disk Utility to get back to the Snow Leopard installer and proceed with the install.
Restore your User folder and documents from your backup.
Run Software Update to get everything current, install your apps from your original install media and update those as well.
if any one can help me that would be great, thanks Mike

Before you do that why not do this first:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
To boot from the Recovery HD restart the computer. After the chime hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
If this doesn't help, then you can proceed to reinstall Snow Leopard as follows:
Downgrade Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard. I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.1.
This will erase the drive so be sure to backup your files before doing this.

I have a big problem with Lion and PGP. After upgrading from snow leopard to lion I cannot access my PGP drive which was generated under snow leopard. PGP does not start but gives a notion that lion cannot work with my PGP version. Solution?

After upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion I cannot access a PGP drive which was generated under snow leopard. PGP does not start. When I try to start I just receive a message that Lion cannot work with PGP. How can I now access important and confifential informatio which I have stored in PGP (snow leopard). Do I have to move back to snow leopard. If so, how can I do this?

If you have this product,
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH165159
you have to go back to Snow Leopard.
To re-install SL, back up your home directory, format and re-install.

I want to upgrade to Lightroom 5, but I'm concerned about compatibility with my 2008 intel Core 2 Duo iMac with only 4G of Ram. Will I be able to run Lighroom 5 if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion?

I want to upgrade to Lightroom 5, but I'm concerned about compatibility with my 2008 intel Core 2 Duo iMac with only 4G of Ram. Will I be able to run Lightroom 5 okay if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion? What will happen to the applications that aren't 64-bit compatible? Also the Eye-one Display 2 colorimeter to calibrate the monitor will not run on Lion, so that will be an expensive upgrade to an i1DisplayPro. Is the upgrade important enough to offset the expense? I have an Epson R2000 printer. Will there be problems with the drivers if I upgrade to Lion? It would be great to hear from other mac users who are also photographers and who print their own photos.

Before upgrading to Lion be sure to read this link:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271
Adobe lists these requirements:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/tech-specs.html
Looking at http://www.everymac.com/ even the earliest 2008 iMac was fully 64 bit, even though Boot Camp doesn't support 64 bit Windows on that machine.

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