Leopard Won't install on I mac G 4

I just got the computer back from the Mac store but they never addressed the Leopard issue after Reboot all I get is the blue screen and colored ball Have to power down manually to shut off computer and remove disc. They rebooted my CPU board. I have only one computer so not sure if the solution i read to manually install would work on my I mac

You only have half the required installed physical RAM. You need 256 MB more to meet the minimum. With less than 512 MB of installed physical RAM you will not be able to install or use Leopard.

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I tried this a few times with he same results and then tried a clean install on an internal drive. This time it was Mail.app that could not be verified when it gave up.
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There's something seriously wrong here.

I can also confirm: *Leopard won't install on my G5 dual 2 Ghz EITHER.*
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If you have a corp IT department can't you convince them to refresh your machine more than once every 8 years? Most corporate machines are refreshed every 3 years... 8 is 2 2/3 times normal life. Maybe suggest a nice shiny new 24" iMac

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Was it repairing disk or permissions that kept giving different errors?
I think this was available in 10.5 installs, but can't check... hit CMD+L before starting the Install or right after, that should show a log of what exactly is going on.
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I've recently bought a palm TX, and have been experiencing trouble with the included software apps for my mac.
I've installed palm desktop, and some of the other apps such as adobe reader, but for some reason docs to go won't install.
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Thanks for your reply,
The version included on the CD is Docs to go ver 7. According to the datavis website, it's mac compatible, and it certainly looks like a mac compatible installation procedure.
I've found getting technical help from datavis pretty much impossible, as i need a registration no. to e-mail for support, and as I can't even install the program, I've got no registration no.
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Drive Preparation
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Greetings,
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I get a message saying that Leopard cannot be installed on this machine when I attempt to do so on my 1.07 Ghz 1.25 GB RAM iBook.
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