Lion and reformatting in the future
I recently bought my MPB 2011 model a few months ago. If I download and install Lion from the AppStore and later decides to reformat my computer, can I just use the installation discs that came with my MPB to reformat and then upgrade to Lion from my AppStore downloads? Thanks for the help.
Blecch.
Just burn your own USB stick:
Ask Ars: Do I have to use the Mac App Store to reinstall Lion?
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BrettGoudy wrote:
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As the last post suggests, call Apple and order a replacement original disc for about $17. They will ask you the model and serial numbers.
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From what I read here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/06/lion-...u-2-gb-of-ram/
s long as they already have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed in it.All a person needs to do with that type of iMac is to upgrade/max out their Ram. They claim that an Interl iMac with Core 2 Duo is all that is needed, as long as it has OS 10.6.8 installed. They say you don`t need the "Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor"
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Did some quick checking and the iMacs apple is selling this year use 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM.
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Reset PRAM
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Release the keys. -
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going to your Finder "Go" menu hold the option key to choose "Library". I wouldn't think an upgrade would overwrite anything in ~/Library.
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why after Download updates for the lion 10.7 and I read the writing could not save any of the selected updates and I can't upgrade the software ?
The only thing that worked for me was to boot in safe mode.
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No trouble at all once I did this.
Reminder: create full backup before you upgrade OS
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Hi, Folks!
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Are web/cloud-based dev and apps dist the future for LV?
The direction of software companies such as Microsoft and Adobe is that they are no longer distributing media for standalone PCs. (we all know that if we didn't need to dist the hefty LV RTE life would be a bit easier)
You no longer purchase specific versions of their software instead you subcribe and login to have access to the latest versions from any location.
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Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing people's opinions..I can't speak for NI's future plans. But I don't think a move like this would benefit much of the LabVIEW community. I'm sure there are some that would fine a clound or web based distribution system convinient but for me many of the system I install LabVIEW, TestStand, DAQmx, XNET, and many other NI tools are offline perminently. These computers don't get future Windows updates, or NI updates unless I make an effort to put them on the network, or bring over DVDs and external drives with updates on them.
So as for distributing NI applications I don't think this is a good move. They already have a subscription based approach with things like the VLA, Enterprise solutions, and SSP. Having the user go NI.com and download the tools you want has worked, and moving to a cloud application won't really work because NI users are quite diverse. Office 365 works because if you use office, you use the same office. But with LabVIEW there are so many 3rd party tools and libraries that the LabVIEW you use can be very different from the one I use.
As for distributing your own built applications I think this would be neat, but again not right for me.
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I want them both working simultaneously playing video and audio. Am I supposed to get out of my chair to wander over to the client monitor to see the changes we just discussed then I actioned in the timeline? !!!!!!
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I just like to let people know where is the origin of that shortcut (in previous CS editions it was in PROJECTS menu bar tab, and since CS4 it is in SEQUENCE menu bar tab....
I was trying to figure out what do you thing my "atom like button" )))
Finally figured out that it is the RGB icon (which is more the molecule then atom), but you gave me a hard time looking for atom!!! I thought it is in 3rd place, somewhere, as well - but "Atom" almost remained misteri
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This pisses me off a bit!!!
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But now, I feel more and more like opening and installing it ----- Just to see how is it managed there!!!
It is hard for me ---- even to think to leave ADOBE ------ it is already enough that 80% of my Clients first ask me "DO YOU HAVE AVID".... and then, to half of them I somehow explain that it is gonna be better if we give ADOBE a chance, and the other half is just hard on their flexibility --- they've heard everything in Hollywood is edited in AVID, so they want their project to be the same....
And I was having a real hard time defending PPRO for years, preventing my Clients to make me switch to AVID - and look what ADOBE did to me now - ADOBE made me reach for my AVID MC v5 and install it and have it ready to take over any project, including the one I am working on right now!
Why, Adobe, Oh, Why!? -
The church's iMac was registered by an employee that is no longer at the church. We would like to update the OS to Lion as well as some of the software. Since we do not know the password, is there a way to reset it it? Or do we need to wipe and reinstall the OS, register and then update? If so, how hard is it to reboot?
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So to change the administrators password you will do the following:
Insert the Snow Leopard Install Disc into the SuperDrive and restart the computer , when you hear the Startup Tone hold down the Option key.
Choose the SL Install Disc
Choose the language
Select the Utilities Menu - Select Password Reset
Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
Select the user name of your original administrator account. (you can change this later!)
Enter the new Password (remember to re-enter in the second box)
Quit the app by hitting the Command - Q keys
Quit the Installer (Command - Q again)
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hello to everyone! I just performed a clean install of OSX Lion on SSD and do not want to restore any backup. But I have lost the iLife suite (iPhoto, iMovie ..): if I try to download it from the app store, it tells me that I need OSX 10.9.. I tried to search all previous versions but they are only upgrade.
thanks to everyoneThat suggests you've already upgraded to the new versions and downloaded them. Contact Apple Support for assistance:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
For Mac App Store: Apple - Support - Mac App Store.
For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.
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